Vorwerg Surname

796,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 353 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Vorwerg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vorwerg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3221:250,01727,129
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England41:13,929,515290,718
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Vorwerg Last Name Facts

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

Vorwerg is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Vorwerg.

How Common Is The Last Name Vorwerg? popularity and diffusion

It is the 796,486th most prevalent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 20,644,606 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Vorwerg are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 92 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 322 people, or 1 in 250,017. In Germany it is most common in: Saxony, where 24 percent live, Brandenburg, where 21 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent live. Other than Germany it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 5 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Vorwerg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Vorwerg has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vorwerg Last Name Statistics demography

Vorwerg earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 14.68% more than the national average, earning R 272,520 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vorwergk931/
Vorwerk861,159/
Vorberg86937/
Forwerg863/
Vorwergová823/
Voorberg80367/
Vorwerck80106/
Voorwerk8051/
Forwergk807/
Forwergck752/
Forberg711,714/
Borberg71353/
Varberg71344/
Vorwark7130/
Worberg7118/
Vorwork7111/
Forwerk713/
Varwerk712/
Varverg711/
Vorberk710/
Worwerk710/
Vaarwerk67139/
Forwerck6772/
Fourberg6731/
Boorberg679/
Vaarberg677/
Vuurberg677/
Varrwerk672/

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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
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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 Vorwerg
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