Werncke Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Werncke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Werncke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1621:1,321,44645,095
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Werncke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Werncke is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Werncke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Werncke? popularity and diffusion

The surname Werncke is the 1,267,784th most widespread surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,262,685 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Werncke are found; 90 percent are found in South America and 90 percent are found in Luso-South America.

It is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is borne by 162 people, or 1 in 1,321,446. In Brazil Werncke is primarily concentrated in: Santa Catarina, where 81 percent live, Paraná, where 5 percent live and Rondônia, where 4 percent live. Excluding Brazil this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.

Werncke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Werncke has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Werncke Last Name Statistics demography

Werncke earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.69% less than the national average, earning $37,675 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wernke921,621/
Wernck9212/
Warncke863,263/
Wärncke8610/
Verncke862/
Wernker861/
Wernk832/
Wernc830/
Wierinck80120/
Werengke806/
Warnkcke801/
Warnke7711,238/
Werink77155/
Werenc77139/
Vernke779/
Wärnke772/
Vernck772/
Wornke771/
Wiernk771/
Werync771/
Wernks770/
Werenka71243/
Weerink71206/
Wierink71137/
Wornkey7193/
Warnkey7130/
Börncke7112/
Wornkeh715/
Verence714/
Vernker711/
Verince711/
Waarnke711/
Werenki711/
Warnkie711/
Berhnke711/
Warenke710/
Verenker6772/
Berenkei6733/
Berinkei6713/
Berinkey678/
Wiringke676/
Berenkey674/
Bernk673/
Veerinke673/
Werng672/
Berénkei671/
Berengke671/
Wirinkes671/
Wirenkes671/
Werengue671/
Wierenca671/
Vernkess670/

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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 Werncke
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