Wernau Surname

1,257,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Wernau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wernau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1261:2,876,658169,773
Germany561:1,437,59788,094
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Wernau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wernau has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wernau? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,257,535th most frequent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 39,822,655 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Wernau are found; 69 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 126 people, or 1 in 2,876,658. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 32 percent reside, Arizona, where 10 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Apart from The United States Wernau occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 31 percent reside and Russia, where 1 percent reside.

Wernau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wernau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wernau last name expanded 6,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wernau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wernau surname are 16.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.96% registered with the party.

Wernau earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.57% more than the national average, earning $52,455 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Werna91197/
Wernu9110/
Bernau832,707/
Wierna831,101/
Vernau83346/
Wernah8350/
Warnau8335/
Wernay8312/
Wernea831/
Wernaa831/
Wuerna831/
Vernaus7790/
Wernath7733/
Vernaud7722/
Viernau7720/
Werniya7715/
Vernaux7712/
Vernaut7712/
Vergnau774/
Wernuth773/
Wernudd772/
Weirnad771/
Werneah771/
Weirena771/
Wernach771/
Wernuss771/
Wernusz771/
Berhnau771/
Berna7315,961/
Verna739,317/
Warna733,716/
Wirna73834/
Bernu73371/
Wornu7383/
Wirnu7337/
Warnu7329/
Worna7318/
Vernu7318/
Wrena734/
Wyrna732/
Wärna731/
Vergnaud714,340/
Vernault7186/
Vergnaux7123/
Wernhult7110/
Weirnusz714/
Wernusch711/
Vergnaue711/
Vernay676,722/
Bernuy674,196/
Bernou673,179/
Bernay671,403/
Vernaz671,134/
Vergnault67901/
Vergna67672/
Vernat67591/
Vernus67443/
Bernui67358/
Varnau67194/
Bernea67175/
Vierna67161/
Virnau67151/
Warnah67137/
Bernai67122/
Werney6762/
Vernas6762/
Veerna6749/
Berhnu6739/
Vernou6735/
Waarna6733/
Vernai6732/
Wernej6728/
Bernuj6711/
Warnai6710/
Vernut679/
Vernea679/
Vernuy678/
Vernad677/
Wornah677/
Bernna675/
Wierná675/
Bärnau675/
Verrna674/
Wohrna674/
Vernah674/
Vernui674/
Birnau674/
Veernu673/
Vernga673/
Vernae672/
Viernu672/
Berneu671/
Huerna671/
Vernaa671/
Vernhault671/
Warnou671/
Vernue671/
Wirnay671/
Berhna671/
Bernaj671/
Berrna671/
Bearna671/
Wornuh671/
Wernee671/
Beirna670/
Wornea670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wernau
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