Werckmeister Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Werckmeister Surname Definition:

(German) One who supervises the work of others, a foreman.

Werckmeister Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany481:1,677,19797,745
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
France81:8,302,840321,660
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Werckmeister Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who supervises the work of others, a foreman.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Werckmeister Last Name Facts

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

The surname Werckmeister is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Werckmeister.

How Common Is The Last Name Werckmeister? popularity and diffusion

Werckmeister is the 2,121,169th most frequent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Werckmeister reside; 71 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Werckmeister is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 1,677,197. In Germany Werckmeister is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 31 percent are found, Hamburg, where 29 percent are found and Hesse, where 21 percent are found. Excluding Germany it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 16 percent are found and France, where 10 percent are found.

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