Werkner Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Werkner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Werkner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Werkner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Werkner occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Werkner? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,808,717th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. Werkner occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Werkner are found; 60 percent are found in Western Europe and 60 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 3,220,218. In Germany Werkner is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 52 percent are found, Hesse, where 28 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Germany Werkner is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Werkner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Werkner has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Werkner Last Name Statistics demography

Werkner earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.38% more than the national average, earning $43,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wuerkner937/
Wirkner86933/
Verkner8678/
Warkner867/
Workner860/
Berckner8024/
Warckner800/
Byrkner7125/
Wirknerová7120/
Börkner7118/
Verknerová717/
Virkner715/
Bercner711/
Berknir710/
Birckner67115/
Virknerová594/
Virknerova592/

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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 Werkner
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