Werwe Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Werwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Werwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda391:1,001,00743,411
Russia391:3,695,463185,353
United States71:51,779,848968,877
India51:153,413,076951,030
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

Werwe (31) may also be a first name.

Werwe Last Name Facts

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

Werwe is found most frequently in Uganda. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Werwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,710,039th most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 63,925,841 people. The last name Werwe occurs predominantly in Europe, where 35 percent of Werwe are found; 34 percent are found in East Africa and 32 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Werwe is also the 1,874,099th most common forename in the world It is held by 31 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 1,001,007. In Uganda Werwe is most numerous in: Manafwa District, where 87 percent live, Mbale District, where 5 percent live and Busia District, where 3 percent live. Barring Uganda Werwe occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 34 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Werwe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Werwe surname is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Werwie91217/
Werwee919/
Werwei917/
Werweh911/
Werwey911/
Werw897/
Wherwer8315/
Wehrwei836/
Werve80217/
Warwe80137/
Werwa8042/
Werwy8010/
Verwe802/
Wirwe801/
Wherwher771/
Verwey738,488/
Verwer731,295/
Verwee73314/
Worwei73130/
Verwei73117/
Warwey7385/
Wervey7382/
Worwee7368/
Warwei7331/
Werwai7319/
Verwée7313/
Waarwe733/
Weerhw733/
Beirwe731/
Berwey731/
Warwie731/
Wervet731/
Wheerw731/
Wirwes731/
Wuerwa731/
Werbey731/
Vesrwe731/
Verweij677,720/
Verweer676/
Bearwee675/
Wrew675/
Wearver675/
Wjrw671/
Verw671/
Uerw671/
Whorweh671/
Warweah671/
Wirw671/
Verweet670/
Verwess670/

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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 Werwe
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