Wer Surname

130,855th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,456 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Nauru

Wer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan8181:218,3915,174
Nigeria6841:258,98114,897
Vietnam2991:309,8531,159
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Guatemala2681:60,0102,413
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Indonesia1511:875,82265,732
Papua New Guinea1501:54,3586,878
Poland1041:365,46940,663
United States831:4,366,975231,516
India621:12,372,022220,417
Jordan601:147,3748,371
South Sudan491:232,961594
Mexico351:3,546,46324,778
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Venezuela221:1,372,91318,810
China181:75,962,3094,162
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
England51:11,143,612252,590
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
France21:33,211,361423,184
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tonga11:107,313791
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nauru11:11,879452
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Wer (1,757) may also be a first name.

Wer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wer is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 130,855th most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,108,665 people. The last name Wer occurs mostly in Asia, where 47 percent of Wer live; 26 percent live in South Asia and 24 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 182,678th most prevalent given name worldwide, held by 1,757 people.

The surname Wer is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is carried by 818 people, or 1 in 218,391. In Pakistan it is primarily found in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 59 percent live, Sindh, where 21 percent live and Punjab, where 11 percent live. Outside of Pakistan this surname exists in 72 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 20 percent live and Vietnam, where 9 percent live.

Wer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wer last name grew 830 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Wer last name is primarily Orthodox (68%) in Russia and Christian (54%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Wer last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered with the political party.

Wer earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.08% more than the national average, earning $50,089 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weir8668,544/
Were8658,438/
Wehr8610,278/
Wear868,990/
Wier864,266/
Werz862,496/
Weer861,111/
Werr86736/
Hwer8689/
Wuer8667/
Wher8659/
Werh8638/
Wejr8630/
Weyr8620/
Weur863/
Wwer861/
Weere756,221/
Weare751,983/
Werre751,045/
Hwere75943/
Whear75529/
Wuerz75275/
Wierz75234/
Wiehr75221/
Weire75125/
Werpp75111/
Wehrt75106/
Wåger7574/
Wuehr7559/
Wheir7557/
Wertt7549/
Where7541/
Wearp7534/
Weyre7515/
Wuerr7514/
Hwier7513/
Wuher757/
Weirr756/
Whier756/
Werhe753/
Weihr753/
Werhs753/
We're752/
Wethr752/
Wehre752/
Weahr751/
Wierr751/
Wherz751/
Werrr751/
Wouer751/
Hweer751/
Wearh751/
Wherh751/
Wherr751/
Wheer751/
Wejre751/
Weitr751/
Weirz751/
Whehr751/
Werph751/
Wierh751/
Wehrr750/
Wearr750/
Wehrz750/
Ber6717,825/
Ver673,608/
Wir67664/
Wheare67225/
Uer67195/
Wre67102/
Wearth6712/
Weirth6710/
Wehger678/
Wjr675/
Wyr673/
Wehrdt672/
Weettr671/
Werttt671/
Wohier671/
Weerhe671/
Wehier671/
Werrtt671/
Werova671/
Werrhe671/
D'Wehr671/
Wwerre671/
Weirrt670/
Wheire670/

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