Warnecke Surname

49,235th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,457 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Warnecke Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of little Waro (protection), a pet form of names beginning with Warin, as Warinbold, Warengar and Werinhart.

Warnecke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8,1511:9,8771,237
United States1,8051:200,80819,745
Australia1241:217,70720,896
Canada551:669,92054,285
Denmark501:112,89410,491
Brazil471:4,554,773120,089
France441:1,509,607143,950
England391:1,428,66862,556
Austria301:283,84832,444
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Wales71:442,07621,198
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1771:283,72122,815

Warnecke Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of little Waro (protection), a pet form of names beginning with Warin, as Warinbold, Warengar and Werinhart.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Warnecke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Warnecke is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Warnecke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Warnecke? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 49,235th most commonly used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 696,906 people. Warnecke is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Warnecke are found; 79 percent are found in Western Europe and 79 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 8,151 people, or 1 in 9,877. In Germany it is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 56 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent reside and Hesse, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Germany Warnecke occurs in 25 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Warnecke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Warnecke has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,020 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 780 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Warnecke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Warnecke are 26.55% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 73.32% registered with the party.

The amount Warnecke earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.09% less than the national average, earning $43,110 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.26% less than the national average, earning $48,562 CAD per year.

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