Workayehu Surname

199,058th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,099 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Workayehu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Workayehu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia2,0931:46,6065,024
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

Workayehu (12) may also be a first name.

Workayehu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Workayehu occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Workayehu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Workayehu is the 199,058th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 3,471,913 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Workayehu reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Workayehu is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 12 people.

This last name is most common in Ethiopia, where it is held by 2,093 people, or 1 in 46,606. Outside of Ethiopia Workayehu occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Finland, where 0 percent reside.

Workayehu Last Name Statistics demography

Workayehu earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.4% less than the national average, earning $41,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Worekayehu951/
Workayhu941/
Werkayehu899/
Workweha7125/
Workeweha671/
Workuha634,346/
Werkaha631/
Workwuha594,507/
Workwoha5916/
Werkweha599/
Workuwuha569/
Wirgahayu565/
Workiwoha561/
Workewuha561/
Werikweha561/
Warkeweha561/
Woreguehi561/
Warqaha501/

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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 Workayehu
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