Werie Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
Werie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 45 | 1:181,194 | 25,163 |
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Werie (37) may also be a first name.
Werie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Werie Come From? nationality or country of origin
Werie (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻮﺭﻳﻊ) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Werie.
How Common Is The Last Name Werie? popularity and diffusion
The surname Werie is the 2,580,327th most common family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname Werie occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 82 percent of Werie reside; 80 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 80 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Werie is also the 1,688,769th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 37 people.
The surname Werie is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 181,194. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Madang, where 53 percent live, West Sepik, where 27 percent live and Eastern Highlands, where 18 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 7 percent live and Nigeria, where 5 percent live.
Werie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Werie has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Werie surname fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Werie Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Werie in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﻮﺭﻳﻊ | alwry | 75 |
| ﻭﺭﻳﻊ | wry | 25 |
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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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- 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 Werie
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