Werua Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Werua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Werua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Werua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Werua has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Werua? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,772,636th most common family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 76 percent of Werua reside; 76 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 76 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.
The surname Werua is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 627,209. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Western Highlands, where 54 percent reside, Northern, where 38 percent reside and Morobe, where 8 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 18 percent reside and Uganda, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berua | 80 | 643 | / |
| Warua | 80 | 358 | / |
| Verua | 80 | 77 | / |
| Werwa | 80 | 42 | / |
| Wirua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wyrua | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weruo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Verrua | 73 | 590 | / |
| Werbay | 73 | 105 | / |
| Wairua | 73 | 85 | / |
| Werwai | 73 | 19 | / |
| Verwua | 73 | 17 | / |
| Veruha | 73 | 12 | / |
| Verzua | 73 | 11 | / |
| Vweruo | 73 | 11 | / |
| Werwas | 73 | 6 | / |
| Veurua | 73 | 2 | / |
| Woruah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Werbha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weiruo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Berrua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wuerwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vaerua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Huerua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Behrua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beirua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beruah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weihruach | 71 | 1 | / |
| Werwath | 67 | 69 | / |
| Werwatz | 67 | 21 | / |
| Werwach | 67 | 20 | / |
| Werbajh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Beihrua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wairuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waruayh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Werbaah | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Werua
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