Werchan Surname

793,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 355 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Werchan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Werchan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2321:1,562,323105,498
Germany1201:670,87952,024
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Werchan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Werchan is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Werchan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Werchan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 793,288th most common family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 20,528,298 people. The surname Werchan is predominantly found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Werchan reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 232 people, or 1 in 1,562,323. In The United States Werchan is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 76 percent reside, Louisiana, where 6 percent reside and Oklahoma, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 34 percent reside and Argentina, where 1 percent reside.

Werchan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Werchan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Werchan surname rose 1,221 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Werchan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Werchan surname are 25.57% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.34% registered to vote for the political party.

Werchan earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.73% more than the national average, earning $44,326 USD per year.

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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 Werchan
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