Weru Surname

68,303rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,273 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Weru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6,4381:7,173955
Indonesia5731:230,80121,387
Papua New Guinea1141:71,5249,336
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Uganda191:2,054,69965,771
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Solomon Islands111:52,73010,588
England91:6,190,895170,599
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Iceland21:190,0456,825
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Weru (1,563) may also be a first name.

Weru Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Weru Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Weru is found most frequently in Kenya. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Weru? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 68,303rd most prevalent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,002,000 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Weru reside; 89 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 195,921st most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 1,563 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Kenya, where it is held by 6,438 people, or 1 in 7,173. In Kenya it is mostly found in: Nyeri County, where 39 percent are found, Nairobi County, where 18 percent are found and Kirinyaga County, where 10 percent are found. Besides Kenya it exists in 30 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 8 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent are found.

Weru Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Weru has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 3,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Weru Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Weru last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

Weru earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.58% less than the national average, earning $32,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hweru89236/
Wheru8944/
Werou8937/
Werup8936/
Wieru8931/
Weiru8920/
Wehru896/
Werru895/
Waeru894/
Werui894/
Werhu893/
Werud893/
Wweru892/
Wergu891/
Weruu891/
Werau891/
Wearu891/
Weyru891/
Wgeru891/
Werux891/
Weirup80143/
Wergau8037/
Weirud8031/
Weirau8020/
Wejrup8020/
Wetrus804/
Wearru804/
Werhus802/
Weirui802/
Wesrup801/
Weyrau801/
Weruth801/
Wehrau801/
Wejrud801/
Weiruß801/
Weruch801/
Werutt800/
Werudt800/
Werrus800/
Weirus800/
Wetrau800/
Beru757,664/
Waru753,977/
Woru751,697/
Veru751,175/
Wiru75450/
Ueru753/
Wjru751/
Wetrhus7355/
Wettrau739/
Wuergau734/
Wearout731/
Wherous731/
Weiraud731/
Werhaus730/
Wethrup730/
Warui6714,058/
Vieru6711,927/
Berru677,632/
Weyrauch673,274/
Berou671,558/
Veeru671,452/
Verus67832/
Warau67550/
Beeru67360/
Vergu67320/
Verru67208/
Wairu67205/
Berau67163/
Bereu67153/
Vheru67150/
Waruh67126/
Beyru67101/
Verau6766/
Wayru6764/
Vetru6763/
Hwaru6762/
Wirui6761/
Verup6751/
Verou6749/
Waaru6745/
Wirau6737/
Berhu6734/
Beiru6725/
Wirou6724/
Warru6721/
Veruh6718/
Verut6716/
Veruš6715/
Wejrauch6714/
Veuru6713/
Berui6711/
Worru6710/
Wahru679/
Worau679/
Wirud677/
Bearu676/
Veruz676/
Waruu675/
Veiru675/
Worui674/
Vereu674/
Weathrup673/
Wharu672/
Weroo672/
Verud672/
Beruj671/
Wworu671/
Waruy671/
Weyrouch671/
Weirauth671/
Weitraut671/
Vehru671/
Woiru671/
Woruu671/
Wettreus671/
Wirhu671/
Wiruh671/
Beruy671/
Verzu671/
Wjjru671/
Weihruch670/
Wyrus670/
Weroe670/
Wierhauh670/

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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
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  • 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 Weru
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