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 occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may 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
Werua is the 4,772,636th most common surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 76 percent of Werua reside; 76 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 76 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.
Werua is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 627,209. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Western Highlands, where 54 percent reside, Northern, where 38 percent reside and Morobe, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea it is found in 2 countries. It is also common 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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