Wernar Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wernar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wernar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Wernar (9) may also be a first name.

Wernar Last Name Facts

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

Wernar is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wernar.

How Common Is The Last Name Wernar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,723,624th most frequent last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Wernar live; 38 percent live in North America and 38 percent live in Anglo-North America. Wernar is also the 3,941,740th most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 9 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 67 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 33 percent are found. Barring The United States it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 25 percent are found and Chile, where 13 percent are found.

Wernar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wernar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wernar surname declined 70 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wernhar921/
Wernarz921/
Wernaart8673/
Werneart861/
Bernar831,958/
Warnar83533/
Vernar8351/
Wernor839/
Wornar831/
Wirnar831/
Warnaar771,363/
Vernard77130/
Bernhar7773/
Bernair7740/
Vernarr776/
Veernar775/
Bernear775/
Vernart775/
Vernarz774/
Wornhar772/
Bernarr771/
Wahrnar771/
Warnhar771/
Bernaur771/
Vernaire7129/
Wörnhard7114/
Vernayre718/
Wörnhart712/
Vernhard711/
Vergnard711/
Bearnear710/
Vernor67665/
Bernor67135/
Wornor6742/
Bernár6728/
Varnar6719/
Wirnhardt6718/
Vernarová6710/
Birnar675/
Warnor674/
Vernhardt672/

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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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  • 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 Wernar
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