Werd Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Werd Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Wertheim (river island place), the name of several towns in Germany.

Werd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:6,249,292299,206
Netherlands311:544,74849,659
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
England11:55,718,059489,080
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Werd (114) may also be a first name.

Werd Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Wertheim (river island place), the name of several towns in Germany.

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

Werd Last Name Facts

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

The surname Werd is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Werd.

How Common Is The Last Name Werd? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,369,340th most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 45,264,260 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 41 percent of Werd live; 37 percent live in North America and 37 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 877,214th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 114 people.

The last name Werd is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 6,249,292. In The United States Werd is most common in: Illinois, where 24 percent reside, California, where 16 percent reside and Florida, where 10 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 19 percent reside and Russia, where 10 percent reside.

Werd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Werd has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 149 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Werd Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Werd last name are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.64% being registered to vote for the political party.

Werd earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.61% less than the national average, earning $41,158 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weerd89625/
Werdt8962/
Woerd8962/
Wierd8911/
Weard894/
Werdz891/
Weird891/
Weerdt80126/
Wierød8057/
Waerdt8038/
Weirdt8019/
Werdtz805/
Wehrdt802/
Weerds801/
Wherdz800/
Ward75567,303/
Word7510,659/
Wert756,960/
Verd75833/
Berd75778/
Wred7532/
Wird7524/
Wjrd752/
Uerd752/
Wörd751/
Wyrd751/
Wiehrdt7324/
Weerdts7312/
Waheerd731/
Beard6789,475/
Werth6714,027/
Ouerd67614/
Weert67458/
Waard67385/
Weart67223/
Huerd67170/
Beird67132/
Wehrt67106/
Wardh6786/
Wardt6773/
Wredt6767/
Veard6764/
Werte6753/
Wertt6749/
Wredh6748/
Woert6738/
Veerd6715/
Warrd6711/
Berdt6710/
Wiert679/
Verdh678/
Waird677/
Wuert676/
Beerd676/
Waert674/
Wercz674/
Vierd673/
Whard672/
Berrd672/
Hward672/
Wardd672/
Verds671/
Wirdt671/
Behrd671/
Woird671/
Wredd671/
Uesrd671/
Wiord671/
Wirdz671/
Vaerd671/
Veyrd671/
Wyord670/
Weirt670/
Beyrd670/
Worrd670/
Wordt670/
Whert670/
Wahrd670/
Wartd670/

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