Wireko Surname

102,318th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,606 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Wireko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wireko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana4,5031:6,001827
England441:1,266,32057,817
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Wireko (15) may also be a first name.

Wireko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wireko is found in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wireko? popularity and diffusion

It is the 102,318th most frequent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,582,185 people. The surname Wireko is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Wireko reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 15 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Ghana, where it is borne by 4,503 people, or 1 in 6,001. Outside of Ghana this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Wireko Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wireko are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

Wireko earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.59% less than the national average, earning $42,463 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wirekoh9235/
Wirekoa921/
Wierejko8612/
Wereko832,184/
Wiroko8319/
Wirako8310/
Vireko832/
Wiriko831/
Wierzeyko8010/
Wierzeiko801/
Wirikou7747/
Weretko7745/
Werekoh7722/
Wairoko7716/
Waireka7715/
Wiryoko778/
Wereyko778/
Wirecka775/
Bireeko774/
Werekou773/
Werejko773/
Birekou771/
Wairako771/
Weireka771/
Werekoa771/
Vaireko771/
Wereiko771/
Wereszko71311/
Vairekoi7143/
Wierikko718/
Wirickot714/
Wairuiko711/
Birhekoj711/
Wiraka67159/
Wereka67125/
Weriko6738/
Wirika6713/
Viroko676/
Werako675/
Vureko673/
Vitreshko673/
Wiroka672/
Wiraco672/
Vireka671/
Wrejka671/
Vereko671/
Viriko671/
Weryko671/

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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 Wireko
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