Werdes Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Werdes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Werdes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany531:1,518,97191,373
United States211:17,259,949572,238
France11:66,422,722504,397
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Werdes (12) may also be a first name.

Werdes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Werdes has its highest incidence in Germany. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Werdes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,106,139th most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Werdes reside; 69 percent reside in Western Europe and 68 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Werdes is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held forename internationally. It is borne by 12 people.

The surname Werdes is most common in Germany, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 1,518,971. In Germany Werdes is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 100 percent live. Beside Germany this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Werdes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Werdes surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Werdes earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 44.99% more than the national average, earning $62,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woerdes921/
Werdess920/
Verdes835,880/
Berdes83237/
Wordes8390/
Wardes8331/
Uerdes831/
Wredes831/
Verdesh77468/
Verdese77129/
Berdesh7784/
Verdeus7759/
Verdies7738/
Beardes7719/
Wierdis778/
Vierdes772/
Wardies771/
Verdess771/
Wirdeus771/
Worddes770/
Verdis67568/
Berdys67418/
Berdis67409/
Verdez67403/
Birdes67216/
Verdeş67122/
Verdys6774/
Vardes6743/
Verdés6729/
Virdes6711/
Verdec675/
Verdeţ674/
Wardis674/
Berdez673/
Verdej673/
Werdic671/
Vordes671/
Wirdis671/
Uerdis671/
Verdès671/
Bîrdes671/
Berdex671/
Uirdes671/
Wordis670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Werdes
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis