Worku Surname

1,376th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 394,715 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Worku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Worku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia390,5361:25022
Sudan2,5201:14,8852,042
United States8261:438,81237,732
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Canada1161:317,63429,153
England551:1,013,05650,089
Sweden301:328,22522,987
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Norway161:321,39331,311
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Eritrea91:527,989318
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Finland71:785,24338,644
Qatar61:393,00055,922
India61:127,844,230863,365
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Iceland31:126,6975,403
France31:22,140,907385,998
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547

Worku (18,528) may also be a first name.

Worku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Worku is borne by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Worku? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,376th most numerous surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 18,463 people. Worku is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Worku live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 40,013th most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 18,528 people.

The surname Worku is most common in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 390,536 people, or 1 in 250. Not including Ethiopia this last name exists in 49 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Worku Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Worku surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Worku last name are 45.74% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 98.97% registered with the political party.

The amount Worku earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 17.6% less than the national average, earning 285,154 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 32.11% more than the national average, earning R 313,944 per year; in United States they earn 6.49% less than the national average, earning $40,347 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.03% less than the national average, earning $42,710 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Workou9121/
Workhu911/
Workeu911/
Workus911/
Workup910/
Workusz831/
Wourkou831/
Workhus830/
Werku805,640/
Warku801,445/
Wurku808/
Vorku805/
Workcuss771/
Warkou7376/
Werkau7359/
Borkou7351/
Borkcu7327/
Warkuß7319/
Werkou733/
Vorkou732/
Borkeu732/
Warkeu731/
Borkuu731/
Worgcu731/
Worcut731/
Vorkus730/
Workhoudt711/
Warkusz67184/
Warkcup6778/
Warkuss6718/
Vourkou6711/
Vorkouh679/
Vorkush673/
Borkouh671/
Worcutt671/
Vorkaus670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Worku
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