Workiye Surname
Approximately 6,282 people bear this surname
Workiye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 6,278 | 1:15,538 | 2,141 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Workiye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Workiye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Workiye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻭﺭﻛﻴﺎ) is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Workiye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Workiye is the 77,828th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,160,068 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Workiye reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa.
This surname is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is held by 6,278 people, or 1 in 15,538. Aside from Ethiopia it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workeye | 86 | 3,868 | / |
| Werkiye | 86 | 1,932 | / |
| Workiya | 86 | 25 | / |
| Workyie | 86 | 16 | / |
| Workeyie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Workey | 77 | 336 | / |
| Workue | 77 | 12 | / |
| Workai | 77 | 5 | / |
| Workoi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Workay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Workea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Workei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Workeu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Werkeye | 71 | 49 | / |
| Warkiya | 71 | 18 | / |
| Warkaye | 71 | 10 | / |
| Workeya | 71 | 9 | / |
| Werkiya | 71 | 9 | / |
| Werkyie | 71 | 4 | / |
| Workeit | 71 | 1 | / |
| Werkeie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Borkoye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wourkai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Warkoye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Warkiyah | 67 | 68 | / |
| Workayhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bourkoye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bourkaye | 67 | 1 | / |
Workiye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Workiye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﻭﺭﻛﻴﺎ | wwrkya | - |
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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 Workiye
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