Werm Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Werm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Werm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Werm (24) may also be a first name.

Werm Last Name Facts

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

Werm occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Werm? popularity and diffusion

The surname Werm is the 2,876,555th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Werm reside; 80 percent reside in Western Europe and 80 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Werm is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread given name world-wide. It is borne by 24 people.

It is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 2,175,823. In Germany it is most frequent in: Hesse, where 41 percent are found, Bavaria, where 38 percent are found and Saxony, where 22 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 4 percent are found.

Werm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Werm has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Werm last name declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Werme891,225/
Woerm8914/
Wherm895/
Wetrm891/
Weerm891/
Wehrm891/
Wierm891/
Weirm890/
Weerem804/
Whearm803/
Wearme802/
Wermth801/
Whgerm801/
Wherme801/
Wearem800/
Worm757,617/
Warm751,230/
Verm75177/
Berm7570/
Wrem7557/
Wärm7535/
Wjrm751/
Wyrm751/
Wirm750/
Whearem7311/
Wheherm730/
Verme67767/
Wärme67312/
Wohrm6714/
Vermø6712/
Bermå6711/
Wormm6710/
Wreme678/
Wyrem676/
Wirme676/
Beerm675/
Bearm673/
Vierm672/
Warrm672/
Vermd672/
Wharm671/
Wremm671/
Berhm671/
Vermm671/
Whorm671/
Verım671/
Wörme671/
Bermh671/
Worhm670/

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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 Werm
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