Werks Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Werks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Werks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Werks (23) may also be a first name.

Werks Last Name Facts

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

The surname Werks occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Werks? popularity and diffusion

The surname Werks is the 3,543,123rd most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Werks reside; 61 percent reside in North America and 61 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Werks is also the 2,239,265th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 23 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 19,076,786. In The United States Werks is primarily concentrated in: Illinois, where 32 percent are found, Colorado, where 11 percent are found and Texas, where 11 percent are found. Aside from The United States Werks exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 32 percent are found and Luxembourg, where 3 percent are found.

Werks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Werks has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Werks last name fell 17 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wierks91173/
Wiercks8313/
Works80232/
Wirks8056/
Werkx8018/
Warks8016/
Wergs804/
Wreks801/
Verks801/
Werkz800/
Berksh73324/
Werckx73298/
Bercks7323/
Wircks7321/
Worksh739/
Vierks739/
Wierkx735/
Wrecks735/
Warksh731/
Werchs730/
Bearks730/
Wierckx67233/
Wierckz6742/
Werx672/
Wierchs671/

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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 Werks
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