Wermes Surname

614,324th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 502 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wermes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wermes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2661:302,65230,961
United States2181:1,662,656110,804
France121:5,535,227269,324
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Wermès (1) are calculated separately.

Wermes (82) may also be a first name.

Wermes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wermes is found most in Germany. It can also be rendered as a variant: Wermès. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wermes? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 614,324th most common surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 14,517,024 people. Wermes is mostly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Wermes live; 56 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Germanic Europe. Wermes is also the 1,060,447th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 82 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 266 people, or 1 in 302,652. In Germany Wermes is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 48 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 42 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 4 percent live. Besides Germany it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 43 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.

Wermes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wermes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wermes last name expanded 3,633 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wermes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wermes surname are 48.1% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 94.87% being registered to vote for the party.

Wermes earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.73% more than the national average, earning $52,957 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wermès941/
Whermes920/
Vermes831,674/
Bermes831,355/
Wormes8340/
Warmes8331/
Wermis837/
Wirmes830/
Wermeesch801/
Vermeys7791/
Vermeis7719/
Vermesh7714/
Vermess7711/
Vermeus777/
Bermesh777/
Wormeus776/
Viermes772/
Vermees772/
Bermees771/
Wermech771/
Warmees770/
Bermess770/
Wermish770/
Vermest770/
Bearmes770/
Vermesse71516/
Vermesch71163/
Vermeijs7199/
Veermets7176/
Vermeesh712/
Vermeesch671,076/
Vermez67994/
Birmes67303/
Virmes6793/
Vermeš6784/
Vermesová6780/
Vermis6766/
Bermis6763/
Warmez6737/
Vremes6734/
Wormis6732/
Vermesova6723/
Vermès6718/
Vermesche679/
Bermez679/
Varmes678/
Vormes678/
Wormez676/
Bermež675/
Vermiesch673/
Byrmes672/
Vermés672/
Warmis672/
Bermex671/
Veermhesh671/
Wermij671/
Vermys671/
Vyrmes671/
Bermès671/

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Footnotes

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