Weruka Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Weruka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 17 | 1:2,296,428 | 70,019 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Weruka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Weruka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Weruka has its highest incidence in Uganda. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Weruka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,649,889th most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Weruka live; 94 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 2,296,428. In Uganda it is most numerous in: Mbale District, where 41 percent live, Sironko District, where 35 percent live and Bududa District, where 12 percent live. Not including Uganda Weruka occurs in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Werukha | 92 | 99 | / |
| Wierucka | 86 | 21 | / |
| Waruka | 83 | 364 | / |
| Woruka | 83 | 290 | / |
| Werika | 83 | 10 | / |
| Veruka | 83 | 2 | / |
| Weruki | 83 | 1 | / |
| Weroka | 83 | 1 | / |
| Weruke | 83 | 0 | / |
| Berouka | 77 | 56 | / |
| Veruska | 77 | 45 | / |
| Verukai | 77 | 43 | / |
| Verouka | 77 | 32 | / |
| Beiruka | 77 | 19 | / |
| Wairuka | 77 | 19 | / |
| Berucka | 77 | 3 | / |
| Vwaruka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Werukis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vetruka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Worukah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vheruka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weeroka | 77 | 1 | / |
| Verukha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wierucki | 71 | 958 | / |
| Vherukai | 71 | 63 | / |
| Veroukas | 71 | 51 | / |
| Beheruka | 71 | 20 | / |
| Berrouka | 71 | 16 | / |
| Behrouka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Veraukaj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Verusska | 71 | 1 | / |
| Warika | 67 | 413 | / |
| Worika | 67 | 149 | / |
| Weriko | 67 | 38 | / |
| Verika | 67 | 18 | / |
| Varuka | 67 | 18 | / |
| Wirika | 67 | 13 | / |
| Veruki | 67 | 11 | / |
| Veruca | 67 | 5 | / |
| Waruko | 67 | 3 | / |
| Beroukhai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wiroka | 67 | 2 | / |
| Beruca | 67 | 2 | / |
| Werica | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weroca | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beherukha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wejrauski | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woruko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weroki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wérika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Verouchka | 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 Weruka
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis