Werk Surname

178,121st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,399 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Werk Surname Definition:

Some work or building.

Werk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands9281:18,1972,840
United States6171:587,45447,985
Canada1771:208,16720,218
Belgium1091:105,47415,893
Germany981:821,48459,964
Poland891:427,06544,572
Austria641:133,05418,198
South Africa541:1,003,29161,925
Pakistan421:4,253,42629,680
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
France311:2,142,668174,004
Denmark311:182,08815,299
French Polynesia251:11,2322,339
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
England111:5,065,278148,650
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malta11:430,2723,380
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States921:545,85537,602

Werk (125) may also be a first name.

Werk Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Some work or building.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Werk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Werk is most common in The Netherlands. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Werk.

How Common Is The Last Name Werk? popularity and diffusion

The last name Werk is the 178,121st most commonly used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 3,037,743 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Werk reside; 51 percent reside in Western Europe and 50 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 832,731st most commonly held first name globally, borne by 125 people.

The surname Werk is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is held by 928 people, or 1 in 18,197. In The Netherlands Werk is primarily found in: South Holland, where 25 percent are found, North Brabant, where 17 percent are found and North Holland, where 15 percent are found. Barring The Netherlands this last name exists in 48 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.

Werk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Werk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Werk surname rose 671 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 220 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Werk Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Werk are 4.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.43% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Werk earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.89% more than the national average, earning $43,963 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.27% less than the national average, earning $48,056 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Werke8913,151/
Werck89188/
Wierk89110/
Weerk892/
Wuerk891/
Weark891/
Werzk891/
Wierck8079/
Wuerke805/
Wehrke803/
Weirck802/
Wercke801/
Wuerck801/
Weirke801/
Werhke800/
Work7523,949/
Wark756,413/
Wirk75562/
Verk75506/
Werg7576/
Werq7517/
Wrek755/
Uerk751/
Wjrk751/
Weireke731/
Werkowa731/
Weireck730/
Bergk67735/
Vierk67415/
Verke67206/
Verkh67185/
Wirke6768/
Wirks6756/
Wyrek6745/
Behrk6742/
Werzg6740/
Warkh6738/
Wirkh6731/
Worck6720/
Warck6716/
Ouerk6711/
Wirck6711/
Wergs674/
Wergh674/
Beark674/
Wairk673/
Berkő672/
Veark672/
Workk671/
Worrk671/
Verks671/
Wreck671/
Veerk671/
Wyrck671/
Warkk671/
Wergz671/
Vaerk671/
Verck671/
Verkå671/
Workh671/
Whork671/
Witrk671/
Werqu671/
Wehrq671/
Werqe671/
Wirrk671/
Wirgk671/
Wijrk671/
Wuerg671/
Wuirk670/
Woerc670/
Verrk670/
Veirk670/
Whirk670/

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