Woldecherkos Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Woldecherkos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woldecherkos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Woldecherkos (52) may also be a first name.

Woldecherkos Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woldecherkos is most common in Ethiopia. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Woldecherkos? popularity and diffusion

Woldecherkos is the 3,798,600th most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Woldecherkos reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Woldecherkos is also the 1,381,723rd most common forename on earth It is held by 52 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 3,901,850. Apart from Ethiopia Woldecherkos exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woldecherkose963/
Woldecharkos921/
Woldechirkos921/
Weldechercs781/

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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 Woldecherkos
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