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 surname Workayehu is found in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Workayehu.

How Common Is The Last Name Workayehu? popularity and diffusion

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

The surname is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 2,093 people, or 1 in 46,606. Barring Ethiopia Workayehu occurs in 2 countries. It is also found 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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis