van Wert Surname

763,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 374 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belgium

van Wert Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Wert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2951:1,228,67487,029
Canada461:800,99162,809
Belgium321:359,27039,406
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1581:317,84024,909

van Wert Last Name Facts

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

The last name van Wert is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of van Wert click here.

How Common Is The Last Name van Wert? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 763,307th most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,485,417 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of van Wert are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname van Wert is most common in The United States, where it is held by 295 people, or 1 in 1,228,674. In The United States van Wert is primarily found in: Florida, where 12 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Maryland, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States van Wert is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 12 percent reside and Belgium, where 9 percent reside.

van Wert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of van Wert has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the van Wert surname grew 187 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Wert Last Name Statistics demography

The amount van Wert earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 52.68% more than the national average, earning $65,882 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.27% less than the national average, earning $45,076 CAD per year.

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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 van Wert
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