Wermke Surname

359,182nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,009 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wermke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wermke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9581:84,03510,591
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Wermke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wermke is found most frequently in Germany. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Wermke.

How Common Is The Last Name Wermke? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wermke is the 359,182nd most frequent surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 7,222,543 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Wermke are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 958 people, or 1 in 84,035. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 32 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 15 percent live and Berlin, where 11 percent live. Excluding Germany it is found in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Wermke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wermke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wermke surname increased 475 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wermke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wermke are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

Wermke earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.78% less than the national average, earning $35,475 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woermke92145/
Wermker9216/
Wermåker866/
Woermcke863/
Warmke83541/
Wörmke8362/
Wormke8362/
Bermke8331/
Wermkeová801/
Wörmcke7798/
Wormcke778/
Wärmker771/
Wormkie770/
Warmkie770/
Wermc731/
Vermk731/
Vermåker717/
Wermková716/
Bermki672/
Börmke671/
Vermki671/
Börmcke622/
Veermki621/
Bermg551/
Virmki503/
Vermqa501/

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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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  • 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 Wermke
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