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
Werua is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Werua? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,772,636th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 76 percent of Werua reside; 76 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 76 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.
The last name Werua is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 627,209. In Papua New Guinea Werua is mostly concentrated in: Western Highlands, where 54 percent are found, Northern, where 38 percent are found and Morobe, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 18 percent are found and Uganda, where 6 percent are found.
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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