Wern Surname

279,970th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,380 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Tuvalu

Wern Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wern Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5931:135,76016,519
United States3361:1,078,74778,479
Malaysia2561:115,2127,652
Sweden791:124,6428,853
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Uruguay161:214,48516,699
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
England11:55,718,059489,080
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Tuvalu11:11,188103
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:947,52256,651

Wern (548) may also be a first name.

Wern Last Name Facts

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

Wern occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wern? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 279,970th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 5,280,830 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Wern live; 43 percent live in Western Europe and 43 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 359,856th most common given name globally, held by 548 people.

The surname Wern is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 593 people, or 1 in 135,760. In Germany it is primarily found in: Saarland, where 36 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent live and Hesse, where 20 percent live. Besides Germany it is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent live and Malaysia, where 19 percent live.

Wern Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wern has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wern surname expanded 634 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wern Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wern are 11.2% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.97% registered to vote for the party.

Wern earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.64% less than the national average, earning $42,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wearn891,071/
Werne89891/
Waern89670/
Weren89395/
Whern89184/
Werin89122/
Woern8999/
Werrn8929/
Wernø8919/
Wernh8916/
Wehrn895/
Wiern894/
Werng892/
Wernk892/
Wernd891/
Wuern891/
Weryn891/
Weern891/
Hwern891/
Wernc890/
Wernn890/
Wearne802,654/
Werren801,368/
Wehren801,007/
Weruin80414/
Weeren80333/
Werink80155/
Werenc80139/
Wieren80128/
Wearin80119/
Wearen8096/
Werrin8047/
Werzyn8046/
Werndt8016/
Whearn8013/
Werzen809/
Weerén809/
Wernøe808/
Wereen807/
Weiren806/
Woehrn805/
Weirin804/
Weerin804/
Weyren803/
Weirén803/
Wetryn802/
Weernd802/
Wehrhn801/
Wernth801/
Wheren801/
Wherin801/
Wherng801/
Whernn801/
Werenn801/
Werntt801/
Weroen801/
Werync801/
Werzin801/
Wehern801/
Wernhe801/
Wearnt800/
Werrne800/
Weirng800/
Wherne800/
Bern753,620/
Warn752,871/
Vern751,153/
Wärn75714/
Worn75630/
Wörn75610/
Uern7522/
Wirn753/
Wyrn751/
Wehring73521/
Wehrend73347/
Weering73209/
Wearren73109/
Whetren73100/
Werrion7354/
Weyring7343/
Werenne7325/
Wetring7314/
Wherren7313/
Weirgin736/
Weheren736/
Wheryon736/
Wettrén735/
Wettrin734/
Wierzyn734/
Waehren734/
Weringh733/
Wearien733/
Weiruin732/
Weereen732/
Weargin731/
Wearnng731/
Wehreng731/
Wethren731/
Whearen731/
Wehrent731/
Whearne730/
Weyrend730/
Weirien730/
Wherntt730/
Werrgin730/
Verne677,030/
Warin674,699/
Verin674,541/
Berin672,420/
Werem672,018/
Beren671,885/
Waren671,285/
Veren671,252/
Wirén67976/
Wiren67635/
Bearn67174/
Worin67162/
Woren67132/
Wirin67102/
Beirn67100/
Wörne6798/
Wöhrn6788/
Veryn6784/
Währn6782/
Wehrendt6781/
Beryn6776/
Warén6775/
Wärnå6773/
Wirne6771/
Wearring6747/
Wearrien6735/
Worén6735/
Wettring6734/
Wrhen6730/
Woryn6728/
Wyren6725/
Vaern6724/
Ueren6721/
Øvern6720/
Wahrn6715/
Warrn6713/
Wrene6713/
Behrn6713/
Verün6712/
Bernn6710/
Viern6710/
Wyrén679/
Berhn676/
Veern675/
Wehering675/
Bernå675/
Bernø675/
Huern674/
Uhern674/
Werim674/
Wyrin674/
Vearn673/
Wuirn673/
Vernì673/
Bernh673/
Wyrnn672/
Verng672/
Wirèn672/
Verín672/
Berrn671/
Wuehring671/
Weerrien671/
Uerne671/
Vernn671/
Wrenh671/
Werengue671/
Whorn671/
Warín671/
Vernø671/
Wyrne671/
Berén671/
Vuern671/
Verrn671/
Wharn670/
Weyrengh670/
Vernt670/
Warnn670/
Wairn670/
Wyorn670/
Beern670/
Wheering670/
Whearing670/

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