Werkheiser Surname

232,104th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,740 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Werkheiser Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Werkheiser Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6901:214,47320,913
Germany431:1,872,220105,027
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3111:161,47514,730

Werkheiser Last Name Facts

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

The last name Werkheiser occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Werkheiser? popularity and diffusion

It is the 232,104th most numerous surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 4,188,245 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Werkheiser are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,690 people, or 1 in 214,473. In The United States Werkheiser is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 49 percent are found, Illinois, where 8 percent are found and New Jersey, where 4 percent are found. Besides The United States Werkheiser occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 2 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.

Werkheiser Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Werkheiser has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 543 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Werkheiser Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Werkheiser surname are 16.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.76% registered to vote for the political party.

Werkheiser earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.13% less than the national average, earning $40,937 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Werkheiser
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis