Werch Surname

1,129,067th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Werch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Werch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1861:1,948,704125,871
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Werch Last Name Facts

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

Werch is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Werch.

How Common Is The Last Name Werch? popularity and diffusion

The surname Werch is the 1,129,067th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 34,053,953 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Werch are found; 87 percent are found in North America and 87 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Werch is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 186 people, or 1 in 1,948,704. In The United States Werch is most prevalent in: Wisconsin, where 33 percent reside, Arizona, where 11 percent reside and Illinois, where 9 percent reside. Excluding The United States it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 5 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 percent reside.

Werch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Werch has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Werch last name rose 581 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Werch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Werch surname are 36.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 82.86% registered to vote for the political party.

Werch earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.59% more than the national average, earning $45,559 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wersch91355/
Wuerch91328/
Werche9144/
Weirch9119/
Wierch913/
Wercht911/
Wertch910/
Wearch910/
Weurch910/
Werchs910/
Werc8942/
Wiersch83564/
Wearsch83188/
Wuersch83141/
Wertsch83136/
Wierzch8367/
Weersch8321/
Weyrech8316/
Wersche837/
Weirech834/
Weirsch833/
Werstch831/
Weirtch831/
Wertche831/
Worch801,704/
Verch801,586/
Berch801,296/
Wirch80607/
Warch80172/
Wersh8011/
Wrech809/
Wercz804/
Werhs803/
Wyrch800/
Wuethrch771/
Wyrsch731,910/
Bertch73464/
Wirsch73344/
Versch73237/
Werths73128/
Verche7364/
Wuirch7328/
Wiercz7318/
Wirtch7313/
Bearch7311/
Wyrtch7311/
Ouerch734/
Whirch732/
Vertch732/
Beerch732/
Wircht732/
Veirch731/
Vesrch731/
Weirce731/
Wershe731/
Wiersh731/
Wreche731/
Beirch731/
Werrhe731/
Weerhe731/
Warrch731/
Wuersh730/
Werhtz730/
Wearsh730/
Huerch730/
Wretch730/
Werz672,496/
Wers67323/
Wirsche6771/
Bearsch6763/
Verc6732/
Viersch6720/
Wärtsch6713/
Verscht679/
Woyrsch674/
Werx672/
Wierths671/
Wirc671/
Huersch670/
Beyrsch670/
Veartch670/
Beirsch670/
Wirtchs670/

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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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  • 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 Werch
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