Weerd Surname

520,629th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 625 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Weerd Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weerd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5701:29,6274,887
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Weerd (59) may also be a first name.

Weerd Last Name Facts

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

The last name Weerd is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Weerd.

How Common Is The Last Name Weerd? popularity and diffusion

It is the 520,629th most numerous surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 11,660,073 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Weerd reside; 94 percent reside in Western Europe and 94 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,282,666th most commonly held forename globally It is held by 59 people.

Weerd is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 570 people, or 1 in 29,627. In The Netherlands Weerd is most frequent in: Gelderland, where 24 percent live, Overijssel, where 13 percent live and North Holland, where 12 percent live. Not including The Netherlands this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent live and Germany, where 2 percent live.

Weerd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Weerd has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Weerd surname rose 933 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Weerd Last Name Statistics demography

Weerd earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weerdt91126/
Weerds911/
Werd89161/
Weerdts8312/
Waheerd831/
Weert80458/
Woerd8062/
Werdt8062/
Veerd8015/
Wierd8011/
Beerd806/
Weard804/
Weird801/
Werdz801/
Weertz73226/
Wierød7357/
Weerth7352/
Waerdt7338/
Weirdt7319/
Werdtz735/
Wehrdt732/
Wherdz730/
Ward67567,303/
Word6710,659/
Wert676,960/
Verd67833/
Berd67778/
Wred6732/
Wird6724/
Wiehrdt6724/
Wirehed676/
Uerd672/
Wjrd672/
Wyrd671/
Wörd671/

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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 Weerd
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