Whero Surname

341,803rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,074 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Whero Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whero Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,0701:49,4785,518
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Whero Last Name Facts

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

Whero is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whero? popularity and diffusion

Whero is the 341,803rd most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 6,785,425 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Whero live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

The surname Whero is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 1,070 people, or 1 in 49,478. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Ruvuma Region, where 90 percent are found, Iringa Region, where 8 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Tanzania Whero occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 0 percent are found and Pakistan, where 0 percent are found.

Whero Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Whero has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Whero surname declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whetro9196/
Wheiro911/
Wheroy910/
Wero891,237/
Wherous831/
Wherrot830/
Werro80606/
Weero80233/
Huero80158/
Werho8078/
Weroy8041/
Werou8037/
Weroh8033/
Whoro8027/
Wahro8016/
Weroj8012/
Wharo8011/
Waero8011/
Whera809/
Weuro805/
Wihro803/
Wiero803/
Weiro802/
Wearo802/
Weroi802/
Weroo802/
Wehro801/
Weruo801/
Hwero801/
Wherá801/
Hueros73205/
Waharo73122/
Wejrot7325/
Weroha7323/
Waeroh7319/
Wejros7316/
Vehero7315/
Wahroh7313/
Vweruo7311/
Huerou7310/
Werosh739/
Huerzo734/
Hwaero734/
Waeroy731/
Waeroi731/
Wohroh731/
Whorho731/
Weiruo731/
Werrho731/
Huerod731/
Wethro730/
Bero6713,797/
Vero676,347/
Waro673,604/
Wera672,815/
Woro672,397/
Wiro671,479/
Whitrod67196/
Houerou67119/
Wejroch6784/
Wyro6760/
Werosch6714/
Uero678/
Weyroch676/
Waharou675/
Weiroch674/
Beherou673/
Wetropp672/
Weisrod671/
Beheroj671/
Wearout671/
Houetro671/
Wejrosz671/
Wahgiro671/
Whitroz671/
Wreo671/
Withrou670/
Whitroy670/
Weathro670/
Whithro670/

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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 Whero
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