Wer Surname
Approximately 3,456 people bear this surname
Wer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 818 | 1:218,391 | 5,174 |
| Nigeria | 684 | 1:258,981 | 14,897 |
| Vietnam | 299 | 1:309,853 | 1,159 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Guatemala | 268 | 1:60,010 | 2,413 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Indonesia | 151 | 1:875,822 | 65,732 |
| Papua New Guinea | 150 | 1:54,358 | 6,878 |
| Poland | 104 | 1:365,469 | 40,663 |
| United States | 83 | 1:4,366,975 | 231,516 |
| India | 62 | 1:12,372,022 | 220,417 |
| Jordan | 60 | 1:147,374 | 8,371 |
| South Sudan | 49 | 1:232,961 | 594 |
| Mexico | 35 | 1:3,546,463 | 24,778 |
| Germany | 34 | 1:2,367,808 | 122,173 |
| Thailand | 25 | 1:2,825,534 | 284,782 |
| Netherlands | 23 | 1:734,225 | 57,169 |
| Venezuela | 22 | 1:1,372,913 | 18,810 |
| China | 18 | 1:75,962,309 | 4,162 |
| Malaysia | 14 | 1:2,106,730 | 83,604 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Haiti | 4 | 1:2,670,977 | 16,453 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Nauru | 1 | 1:11,879 | 452 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
Wer (1,757) may also be a first name.
Wer Demographics
Average Male Wer Height
173.91 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weir | 86 | 68,544 | / |
| Were | 86 | 58,438 | / |
| Wehr | 86 | 10,278 | / |
| Wear | 86 | 8,990 | / |
| Wier | 86 | 4,266 | / |
| Werz | 86 | 2,496 | / |
| Weer | 86 | 1,111 | / |
| Werr | 86 | 736 | / |
| Hwer | 86 | 89 | / |
| Wuer | 86 | 67 | / |
| Wher | 86 | 59 | / |
| Werh | 86 | 38 | / |
| Wejr | 86 | 30 | / |
| Weyr | 86 | 20 | / |
| Weur | 86 | 3 | / |
| Wwer | 86 | 1 | / |
| Weere | 75 | 6,221 | / |
| Weare | 75 | 1,983 | / |
| Werre | 75 | 1,045 | / |
| Hwere | 75 | 943 | / |
| Whear | 75 | 529 | / |
| Wuerz | 75 | 275 | / |
| Wierz | 75 | 234 | / |
| Wiehr | 75 | 221 | / |
| Weire | 75 | 125 | / |
| Werpp | 75 | 111 | / |
| Wehrt | 75 | 106 | / |
| Wåger | 75 | 74 | / |
| Wuehr | 75 | 59 | / |
| Wheir | 75 | 57 | / |
| Wertt | 75 | 49 | / |
| Where | 75 | 41 | / |
| Wearp | 75 | 34 | / |
| Weyre | 75 | 15 | / |
| Wuerr | 75 | 14 | / |
| Hwier | 75 | 13 | / |
| Wuher | 75 | 7 | / |
| Weirr | 75 | 6 | / |
| Whier | 75 | 6 | / |
| Werhe | 75 | 3 | / |
| Weihr | 75 | 3 | / |
| Werhs | 75 | 3 | / |
| We're | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wethr | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wehre | 75 | 2 | / |
| Weahr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wierr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wherz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Werrr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wouer | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hweer | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wearh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wherh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wherr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wheer | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wejre | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weitr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weirz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Whehr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Werph | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wierh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wehrr | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wearr | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wehrz | 75 | 0 | / |
| Ber | 67 | 17,825 | / |
| Ver | 67 | 3,608 | / |
| Wir | 67 | 664 | / |
| Wheare | 67 | 225 | / |
| Uer | 67 | 195 | / |
| Wre | 67 | 102 | / |
| Wearth | 67 | 12 | / |
| Weirth | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wehger | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wjr | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wyr | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wehrdt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weettr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Werttt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wohier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weerhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wehier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Werrtt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Werova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Werrhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Wehr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wwerre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weirrt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wheire | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Wer
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