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
Workiye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻭﺭﻛﻴﺎ) occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Workiye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Workiye? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 77,828th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,160,068 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Workiye live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa.
It is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 6,278 people, or 1 in 15,538. Beside Ethiopia Workiye is found in 2 countries. It is also found 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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