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
The surname Werkes is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Werkes? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,141,416th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name Werkes is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Werkes reside; 92 percent reside in Western Europe and 92 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 2,236,263. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 42 percent reside, Brandenburg, where 31 percent reside and Saarland, where 22 percent reside. Apart from Germany this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent reside.
Werkes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Werkes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Werkes last name decreased 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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