Werku Surname
Approximately 5,640 people bear this surname
Werku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 5,634 | 1:17,314 | 2,331 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Werku (52,843) may also be a first name.
Werku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Werku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Werku is found in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Werku.
How Common Is The Last Name Werku? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 85,505th most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,292,118 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Werku are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Werku is also the 17,656th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 52,843 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 5,634 people, or 1 in 17,314. Barring Ethiopia this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 0 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Werkau | 91 | 59 | / |
| Werkou | 91 | 3 | / |
| Werkup | 91 | 0 | / |
| Worku | 80 | 394,715 | / |
| Warku | 80 | 1,445 | / |
| Wirku | 80 | 102 | / |
| Wreku | 80 | 16 | / |
| Verku | 80 | 8 | / |
| Werkusch | 77 | 56 | / |
| Berkau | 73 | 502 | / |
| Verkou | 73 | 44 | / |
| Verkuj | 73 | 21 | / |
| Verkau | 73 | 17 | / |
| Wirkuu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Wirkui | 73 | 8 | / |
| Wyrkus | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wirkou | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wirkuś | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wirkku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Warkeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Workhu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Workeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wirkuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Berkui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wirkup | 73 | 0 | / |
| Verkush | 67 | 17 | / |
| Verkeus | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Werku
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