Cognomen Were (Were 
, 沃尔 
, เป็น 
) , throughout the world, is a common family name. The surname Were is habitual in Kenya, where it is quite a common surname, Nigeria, where it is quite a rare surname, and Australia. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Kenya, Nigeria, and Tanzania. Much less frequently, Were is the forename as well as the last name.
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edward were Anglican bishop (b. 1846) |
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| jonathan binns were Australian politician (b. 1809) |
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| francis wellington were Peerage person ID=593330, AU (b. 1853) |
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miriam were Kenyan public health advocate, academic, KE (b. 1940) |
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jacinta were Kenyan librarian |
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| gideon were Kenyan academic, KE (b. 1934) |
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| virginia were New Zealand poet and writer (born 1960), NZ (b. 1960) |
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| beatrice were Ugandan AIDS activist (b. 1960) |
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| graeme were researcher ORCID ID = 0000-0002-8022-1932 |
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| edwin were researcher |
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| mary were Peerage person ID=144483 |
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| anna were Peerage person ID=144519 |
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| david were Kenyan politician, KE |
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| were edrine actor |
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| victor were researcher (ORCID 0000-0001-8475-6320) |
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