Werges Surname

895,817th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 299 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Werges Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Werges Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1871:1,938,283125,322
Germany911:884,67563,174
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Werges Last Name Facts

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

The surname Werges is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Werges? popularity and diffusion

The surname Werges is the 895,817th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 24,373,063 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Werges reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 63 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Werges is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 187 people, or 1 in 1,938,283. In The United States Werges is mostly found in: Missouri, where 36 percent are found, Colorado, where 13 percent are found and Illinois, where 13 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 30 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 6 percent are found.

Werges Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Werges has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Werges surname rose 492 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Werges Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Werges last name are 31.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 77.78% being registered with the political party.

Werges earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13% more than the national average, earning $48,759 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wuerges92212/
Wierges9228/
Weirges921/
Wuergges861/
Wuergues861/
Weringes861/
Berges8311,563/
Verges837,221/
Wirges831,605/
Worges8364/
Wergez8313/
Warges833/
Wyrges831/
Werses831/
Werjes830/
Bertges77599/
Vergues77141/
Worgess77108/
Bergess7766/
Wertjes7764/
Vergese7757/
Wirgues7756/
Werches7742/
Berghes7732/
Verghes7721/
Vergess7720/
Vergets7719/
Vergies7719/
Bergeys7714/
Worghes7712/
Bergeås7710/
Vergees7710/
Vergest776/
Bergees772/
Wirtges771/
Wirgges771/
Vierges771/
Beerges771/
Weargis771/
Vearges771/
Berdges771/
Bergesz771/
Bergesch71213/
Vergeest71178/
Verghies7116/
Weertjes718/
Bergheis714/
Verghees712/
Verguese712/
Verguets711/
Werssets711/
Vearghes711/
Verguess711/
Vergesse711/
Vergehse711/
Vergeesh711/
Vergeese711/
Berghesh711/
Berrgess710/
Vergez672,929/
Berces672,304/
Bergez671,557/
Varges671,433/
Vergis671,417/
Bergis67281/
Virges67256/
Vergés67181/
Verjes67175/
Verzes67158/
Verses67127/
Vergès6785/
Bergès6775/
Berses6753/
Birges6737/
Wargis6736/
Vorges6723/
Verces6722/
Berzes6710/
Vergec679/
Börges677/
Vergesová673/
Vearghese672/
Bergys672/
Verghease671/
Wiringhes671/
Wirgis671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Werges
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