Worwei Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Worwei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Worwei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1241:1,428,57155,237
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663

Worwei Last Name Facts

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

The surname Worwei occurs most in Nigeria. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Worwei? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,573,888th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 56,058,046 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Worwei live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 124 people, or 1 in 1,428,571. In Nigeria it is most common in: Delta, where 94 percent live, Rivers, where 5 percent live and Edo, where 1 percent live. Barring Nigeria Worwei is found in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Worwui83634/
Worwee8368/
Warwei8331/
Werwei837/
Worbei831/
Worwiz830/
Worwetz7725/
Wehrwei776/
Whorweh771/
Worwa73735/
Warwi73243/
Warwe73137/
Werwe73114/
Worui734/
Worue733/
Worhweha711/
Borbei67286/
Warwer67259/
Werwie67217/
Verwei67117/
Warwey6785/
Worwah6734/
Worway6733/
Worvie6725/
Werwai6719/
Worvey6718/
Borwey6711/
Werwee679/
Vorbei676/
Vorwoi675/
Waarwe673/
Worbeh672/
Warwai672/
Werweh671/
Worrue671/
Werwey671/
Burwei671/
Vorwje671/
Worbij671/
Warwie671/
Worvit671/
Worhwa671/
Barwei671/
Bourwi671/
Bourwe671/
Worwas671/
Wourwa671/
Vorwai671/
Worver670/
Vorwey670/

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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
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  • 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 Worwei
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