Weers Surname

183,237th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,318 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Weers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,1471:70,1888,954
United States8301:436,69837,574
Netherlands2721:62,08510,675
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
France11:66,422,722504,397
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
England11:55,718,059489,080
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

Weers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Weers is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Weers? popularity and diffusion

Weers is the 183,237th most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,143,894 people. Weers is predominantly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Weers live; 61 percent live in Western Europe and 61 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 1,147 people, or 1 in 70,188. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 78 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 6 percent live and Hamburg, where 5 percent live. Not including Germany this last name occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent live and The Netherlands, where 12 percent live.

Weers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Weers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Weers last name increased 1,509 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Weers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Weers last name are 27.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 74.63% registered to vote for the party.

Weers earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.23% more than the national average, earning $49,721 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wehers913/
Hweers911/
Weerss910/
Wers89323/
Weersch8321/
Beers8019,131/
Wears801,349/
Wiers801,215/
Wehrs801,000/
Waers80169/
Weirs80168/
Veers80127/
Werse80124/
Wersh8011/
Whers804/
Woers803/
Werss802/
Weurs801/
Werås801/
Weyrs801/
Weaehers771/
Wersch73355/
Behers7390/
Wehrse7380/
Wieërs7345/
Whiers7337/
Wiehrs7322/
Wuerst7313/
Veerse7310/
Veersh739/
Whaers734/
Weirse731/
Wershe731/
Wiersh731/
Weerje731/
Wierrs731/
Vwiers731/
Vweirs731/
Weysrs731/
Weihrs730/
Wearse730/
Wettrs730/
Wearsh730/
Wuersh730/
Vers674,660/
Wars67913/
Bers67866/
Wiersch67564/
Geevers67289/
Wearsch67188/
Wuersch67141/
Wors67113/
Wirs6751/
Weirsøe6724/
Waersch6718/
Wersche677/
Uers676/
Weirsch673/
Weathrs672/
Werx672/
Wohiers671/
Wyrs671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Weers
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