Werking Surname

532,232nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 607 people bear this surname

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

Werking Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Werking Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5601:647,24851,938
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1121:448,38132,409

Werking (11) may also be a first name.

Werking Last Name Facts

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

The last name Werking occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Werking.

How Common Is The Last Name Werking? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 532,232nd most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 12,005,842 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Werking live; 82 percent live in North America and 82 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 11 people.

The last name Werking is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 560 people, or 1 in 647,248. In The United States Werking is most numerous in: Maryland, where 24 percent are found, Indiana, where 19 percent are found and Florida, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 7 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.

Werking Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Werking has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Werking last name rose 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Werking Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Werking surname are 24.2% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.97% being registered with the political party.

Werking earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.23% more than the national average, earning $50,150 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wierking931/
Working8612/
Warking863/
Wreking860/
Verking860/
Bearking8015/
Wrecking805/
Vierking801/
Werching800/
Workng771/
Berkinc7120/
Virking714/
Varking711/
Bjørking676/
Wirching673/
Wehrkenk670/
Vorkink57173/
Warknck571/
Bjørkeng53152/

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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 Werking
  • 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