Werb Surname

379,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 941 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Hungary

Werb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Werb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3001:268,35228,532
Brazil2331:918,77432,884
United States1931:1,878,026122,158
Hungary811:121,18911,343
England371:1,505,89364,828
Austria311:274,69131,731
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Chile111:1,601,49826,155
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Werb (12) may also be a first name.

Werb Last Name Facts

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

The surname Werb is found most frequently in Germany. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Werb? popularity and diffusion

Werb is the 379,286th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,744,470 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 49 percent of Werb live; 35 percent live in Western Europe and 35 percent live in Germanic Europe. Werb is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name worldwide. It is borne by 12 people.

The last name Werb is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 300 people, or 1 in 268,352. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 72 percent reside, Hesse, where 11 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 9 percent reside. Other than Germany this surname is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 21 percent reside.

Werb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Werb has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Werb surname grew 965 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 617 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Werb Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Werb surname are 28.99% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 82.22% registered with the political party.

The amount Werb earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 378.05% more than the national average, earning R 1,136,020 per year; in United States they earn 3.23% more than the national average, earning $44,544 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.01% more than the national average, earning $69,063 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wearb894/
Weerb893/
Werbz890/
Verb75404/
Werp75173/
Berb7519/
Warb7514/
Worb7513/
Wirb751/
Werbowa73113/
Werbová733/
Bearb67355/
Werpp67111/
Werps6756/
Wearp6734/
Huerb6712/
Verbs672/
Werpe671/
Veerb671/
Werph671/
Ouerb671/

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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 Werb
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