Werfel Surname

437,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 784 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Poland

Werfel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Werfel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3381:1,072,36478,128
Germany1901:423,71338,363
Poland1101:345,53439,240
Argentina731:585,52641,795
Australia341:793,99150,673
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
England71:7,959,723202,100
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Werfel (24) may also be a first name.

Werfel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Werfel is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Werfel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 437,497th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 9,295,339 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Werfel are found; 42 percent are found in North America and 42 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 24 people.

The surname Werfel is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 338 people, or 1 in 1,072,364. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 33 percent are found, New Jersey, where 12 percent are found and Illinois, where 10 percent are found. Excluding The United States Werfel occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 24 percent are found and Poland, where 14 percent are found.

Werfel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Werfel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Werfel surname expanded 33,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Werfel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Werfel surname are 19.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.04% registered to vote for the political party.

Werfel earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.38% more than the national average, earning $53,236 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wuerfel92381/
Woerfel9279/
Wherfel9212/
Werffel926/
Werfeld921/
Waerfel920/
Werfl9145/
Wuerffel8674/
Woerffel867/
Wehrfeld862/
Weirfeld860/
Wuerfelt860/
Warfel832,508/
Wirfel83294/
Wörfel83268/
Verfel83129/
Worfel8386/
Wuerfl8353/
Wyrfel8323/
Berfel8319/
Uerfel831/
Wirfelt7748/
Warfuel7728/
Wirffel7717/
Verffel7712/
Wörffel777/
Worfell775/
Warfiel771/
Wuerfil771/
Wirzfel771/
Woerfil770/
Warfell770/
Verfl7319/
Wirfl730/
Warffuel7131/
Werflová714/
Huerfeld713/
Werflova711/
Ouerfelt711/
Verffelt711/
Wirfeldt711/
Virfel67202/
Verfelová676/
Berfil675/
Vyrfel674/
Varfel671/
Verrfeldt670/
Warfil670/

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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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  • 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 Werfel
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