Woreku Surname
Approximately 6,129 people bear this surname
Woreku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 6,117 | 1:15,947 | 2,188 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
The alternate forms: Worekü (1) are calculated separately.
Woreku (6,011) may also be a first name.
Woreku Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Woreku Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Woreku is most common in Ethiopia. It can also occur in the variant forms: Worekü. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Woreku? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 79,572nd most frequent family name globally, held by around 1 in 1,189,027 people. Woreku is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Woreku reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 85,567th most frequent forename globally. It is borne by 6,011 people.
The surname Woreku is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 6,117 people, or 1 in 15,947. Aside from Ethiopia this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worekü | 94 | 1 | / |
| Wereku | 83 | 70 | / |
| Woriku | 83 | 26 | / |
| Wareku | 83 | 1 | / |
| Worokuy | 77 | 185 | / |
| Worokou | 77 | 12 | / |
| Werekou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Worokui | 77 | 2 | / |
| Worakui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Voresku | 77 | 1 | / |
| Voreakou | 71 | 28 | / |
| Worokuih | 71 | 4 | / |
| Warekutt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wariku | 67 | 20 | / |
| Voraku | 67 | 6 | / |
| Waraku | 67 | 6 | / |
| Weriku | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vorreakou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Boriku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waroku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bourekkou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weraku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weroku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woricu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Woreku
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