Workeneh Surname

42,221st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,359 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Workeneh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Workeneh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia12,2341:7,9731,243
Israel691:124,02413,566
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Workeneh (44) may also be a first name.

Workeneh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Workeneh occurs more in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Workeneh? popularity and diffusion

The last name Workeneh is the 42,221st most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 589,655 people. The last name Workeneh occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Workeneh reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently held given name world-wide, held by 44 people.

The surname Workeneh is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is held by 12,234 people, or 1 in 7,973. Beside Ethiopia this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Workeneh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Workeneh last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

Workeneh earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.82% more than the national average, earning $44,367 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Workeneth944/
Workineh8830,010/
Workenhe881,456/
Werkeneh8836/
Workaneh881/
Warkeneh881/
Workinehe829/
Warkenesh824/
Workine801/
Werkene801/
Workone801/
Werkineh754,026/
Workinih754/
Warkineh754/
Bourkene754/
Werkenhe752/
Workines751/
Vorkaneh751/
Workanee751/
Wharkene750/
Warkinesh719/
Workinish714/
Warkeni675/
Werkine671/
Borkine671/

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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 Workeneh
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