Woriku Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Woriku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woriku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Woriku (1,734) may also be a first name.

Woriku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Woriku is held by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Woriku? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,882,373rd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The surname Woriku occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Woriku are found; 96 percent are found in East Africa and 96 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Woriku is also the 184,266th most widespread given name world-wide. It is borne by 1,734 people.

The surname Woriku is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 3,901,850. Aside from Ethiopia this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woreku836,129/
Wariku8320/
Woruku838/
Weriku835/
Boriku831/
Woricu831/
Warikou7730/
Warikut774/
Warikud771/
Waraikau711/
Werikouh711/
Waruku67107/
Variku6793/
Waricu6777/
Wereku6770/
Watrikhup6739/
Buriku675/
Weruku673/
Wareku671/
Worekü671/

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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 Woriku
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