Wermers Surname

391,109th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 905 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wermers Surname User-submission:

The Wermers surname comes from the Germanic words, meaning 'popular war'.

Wermers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5181:699,72855,357
Germany3121:258,03027,728
Netherlands701:241,24531,316
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
England11:55,718,059489,080
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Wermers Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Wermers surname comes from the Germanic words, meaning 'popular war'.

- cappskat

Wermers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wermers is most common in The United States. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wermers? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wermers is the 391,109th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 8,052,537 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Wermers are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Wermers is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 518 people, or 1 in 699,728. In The United States it is mostly found in: South Dakota, where 31 percent reside, Illinois, where 10 percent reside and Minnesota, where 5 percent reside. Barring The United States Wermers occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 34 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 8 percent reside.

Wermers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wermers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wermers surname grew 2,726 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wermers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wermers last name are 24.24% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.01% being registered with the party.

Wermers earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.49% more than the national average, earning $47,675 USD per year.

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