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

The surname Werwe is more commonly found in Uganda than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Werwe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,710,039th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 63,925,841 people. The surname Werwe is mostly found in Europe, where 35 percent of Werwe live; 34 percent live in East Africa and 32 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. Werwe is also the 1,874,099th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 31 people.

It is most prevalent in Uganda, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 1,001,007. In Uganda Werwe is primarily concentrated in: Manafwa District, where 87 percent live, Mbale District, where 5 percent live and Busia District, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Uganda this last name occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 34 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Werwe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Werwe last name 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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