Werlen Surname

247,201st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,609 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Werlen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Werlen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland9431:8,7091,428
Argentina3991:107,1269,062
Peru1061:299,85011,281
France931:714,22389,679
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Werlen (1,042) may also be a first name.

Werlen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Werlen is held by more people in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Werlen.

How Common Is The Last Name Werlen? popularity and diffusion

Werlen is the 247,201st most frequent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 4,529,239 people. The last name Werlen occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Werlen are found; 64 percent are found in Western Europe and 51 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 248,215th most frequently held forename on earth It is held by 1,042 people.

The surname Werlen is most commonly occurring in Switzerland, where it is carried by 943 people, or 1 in 8,709. In Switzerland Werlen is most numerous in: Canton of Valais, where 67 percent are found, Canton of Bern, where 7 percent are found and Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 6 percent are found. Other than Switzerland Werlen exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 25 percent are found and Peru, where 7 percent are found.

Werlen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Werlen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Werlen last name grew 329 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Werlen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Werlen surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Werlen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 34.49% more than the national average, earning S/. 26,071 per year; in United States they earn 89.07% more than the national average, earning $81,583 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.31% more than the national average, earning $63,746 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Werlein92672/
Wehrlen92213/
Woerlen9268/
Werlhen928/
Wherlen924/
Werlien922/
Woerlein86108/
Werrlein8685/
Wehrlein8636/
Woehrlen8613/
Wearlean861/
Weirlein860/
Berlen83426/
Werlin83366/
Warlen83106/
Wirlen8357/
Verlen8340/
Wörlen8340/
Worlen8317/
Werlne831/
Woerrlein8013/
Whoerlein800/
Wörlein77405/
Werline77367/
Wehrlin77352/
Verleun77289/
Verlent77217/
Worlein77116/
Verleng7774/
Berlein7754/
Berleen7738/
Berleyn7729/
Verilen7725/
Wirlent7724/
Wirlend7723/
Berlean7720/
Verlene7712/
Verlien778/
Wihrlen776/
Verleyn776/
Verlean775/
Werelin772/
Warlean772/
Berelen772/
Verleen771/
Woerlin771/
Wherlin771/
Werlinc771/
Warlenn771/
Warlhen771/
Verlein770/
Whorlen770/
Vehrlen770/
Wirlein770/
Berllen770/
Berln731/
Warln731/
Verellen711,156/
Verleene71243/
Wörrlein71167/
Verzelen71165/
Øverlien7170/
Woehrlin7151/
Werrline7142/
Verlenne7127/
Vaerlien7123/
Beirlein7119/
Weerlink7118/
Beyrlein7113/
Vierlein7111/
Worrlein7111/
Beerlein719/
Verelien718/
Weerling717/
Verleine714/
Berellen712/
Verlysen712/
Werhling712/
Hberlein711/
Whirlein711/
Weirling711/
Verleand711/
Verleane711/
Hwerlischen711/
Werelind711/
Verilien711/
Behrlein711/
Werlinck711/
Verleant711/
Huerlein710/
Werlheim710/
Berlin6724,695/
Verleysen671,151/
Verlin67849/
Vergeylen67575/
Verhellen67511/
Verluyten67219/
Warlin67136/
Worlin6764/
Wörlin6755/
Wörlén6736/
Verheulen6731/
Vorlen6727/
Werlingue6726/
Berlín6725/
Varlen6720/
Verlyn6718/
Verrellen6718/
Berlén6715/
Wirlén676/
Verlem675/
Verrelien674/
Verlicent674/
Wärlén674/
Wirlin673/
Birlen672/
Wirlem672/
Beryln671/
Beriln671/
Virlen671/
Verellenn671/
Vearleane671/
Verlijsen671/
Verheylen671/
Wrelin671/
Byrlen671/
Berlìn671/
Verlengue671/
Verrailen670/
Veherlein670/
Berlnn670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Werlen
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