Werkes Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Werkes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 36 | 1:2,236,263 | 117,794 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Werkes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Werkes Come From? nationality or country of origin
Werkes is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Werkes click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Werkes? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,141,416th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Werkes reside; 92 percent reside in Western Europe and 92 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
Werkes is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 2,236,263. In Germany Werkes is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 42 percent live, Brandenburg, where 31 percent live and Saarland, where 22 percent live. Barring Germany Werkes is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent live.
Werkes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Werkes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Werkes last name fell 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Werckes | 92 | 0 | / |
| Werkeshe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Workes | 83 | 138 | / |
| Verkes | 83 | 124 | / |
| Wirkes | 83 | 96 | / |
| Werkis | 83 | 14 | / |
| Warkes | 83 | 0 | / |
| Werches | 77 | 42 | / |
| Berkesh | 77 | 41 | / |
| Workesh | 77 | 2 | / |
| Berkesz | 77 | 2 | / |
| Verkeus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Verkese | 77 | 1 | / |
| Werkech | 77 | 1 | / |
| Berkees | 77 | 0 | / |
| Berkesch | 71 | 55 | / |
| Warkhies | 71 | 1 | / |
| Verkeesh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Berkeš | 67 | 435 | / |
| Warkis | 67 | 57 | / |
| Berkez | 67 | 50 | / |
| Verkys | 67 | 38 | / |
| Virkes | 67 | 37 | / |
| Verces | 67 | 22 | / |
| Wirkis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Varkes | 67 | 2 | / |
| Warkys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Verkis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Berkés | 67 | 1 | / |
| Berkès | 67 | 1 | / |
| Berkeś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vorkes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Byrkes | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Werkes
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