Werkle Surname

728,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 398 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Werkle Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Werkle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3111:258,86027,806
France621:1,071,334116,831
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Werklé (1) are calculated separately.

Werkle Last Name Facts

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

The last name Werkle is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Werklé. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Werkle? popularity and diffusion

It is the 728,955th most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 18,310,417 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Werkle are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 79 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 311 people, or 1 in 258,860. In Germany Werkle is most numerous in: Saarland, where 73 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 9 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in France, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Werkle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Werkle has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 190 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Werkle Last Name Statistics demography

Werkle earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Werklé941/
Werckle92113/
Werkley92113/
Werkele9243/
Wearkle920/
Wearkley8610/
Werklehr862/
Werckley861/
Werckler861/
Workle8310/
Warkle838/
Verkle831/
Werkly830/
Verkler77433/
Verkley77338/
Workley77166/
Wirkler7776/
Workleh7716/
Beerkle775/
Wercklé771/
Warkley770/
Berckle770/
Verkleij71917/
Verkuile711/
Berkkley711/
Bercklee711/
Verckler710/
Varkle675/
Byrkle674/
Virkle673/
Bercle671/
Börkle671/
Warkly670/

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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
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  • 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 Werkle
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