Verwoerd Surname

220,647th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,851 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Verwoerd Surname Definition:

Originally “Van der Woerd” - “Of the Woerd” (Low-lying piece of ground surrounded by dykes (Polder).

Verwoerd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,5201:11,1101,538
Canada981:375,97533,576
South Africa931:582,55644,854
England291:1,921,31276,208
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Belgium231:499,85448,667
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Aruba11:103,4772,586

Verwoerd Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Originally “Van der Woerd” - “Of the Woerd” (Low-lying piece of ground surrounded by dykes (Polder).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Verwoerd Last Name Facts

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

The last name Verwoerd is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Verwoerd? popularity and diffusion

It is the 220,647th most commonly used surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 3,937,086 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Verwoerd are found; 85 percent are found in Western Europe and 84 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most common in The Netherlands, where it is held by 1,520 people, or 1 in 11,110. In The Netherlands Verwoerd is primarily found in: South Holland, where 31 percent live, Utrecht, where 24 percent live and North Holland, where 14 percent live. Beside The Netherlands this last name exists in 20 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 5 percent live and South Africa, where 5 percent live.

Verwoerd Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Verwoerd surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Verwoerd earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 57.46% more than the national average, earning R 374,196 per year; in United States they earn 71.81% more than the national average, earning $74,136 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.1% more than the national average, earning $53,707 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Verwoerdt94181/
Verwoert881,469/
Verweerd8874/
Verwoord8868/
Verwordt881/
Vervoerd881/
Verwoerdová841/
Verweerdt8212/
Verwert804/
Ferwerd802/
Ververd801/
Verwaard7596/
Vervoord7559/
Verwoort7540/
Vervoert751/
Vervoordt7145/
Hvervoord711/
Forword67152/
Ververt675/
Vervort672/
Farword671/
Forwerd671/
Vervard670/
Varwort670/

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