Wernecke Surname

120,076th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,822 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wernecke Surname Definition:

(German) Variants of Warneke, q.v.

Wernecke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,7961:28,7933,788
United States8411:430,98637,180
Brazil771:2,780,18682,572
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Austria101:851,54467,454
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States761:660,77243,333

Wernecke Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Variants of Warneke, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Wernecke Last Name Facts

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

Wernecke occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wernecke? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 120,076th most frequently occurring last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,906,736 people. The last name Wernecke is predominantly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Wernecke live; 74 percent live in Western Europe and 74 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 2,796 people, or 1 in 28,793. In Germany Wernecke is mostly concentrated in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 25 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Germany this last name is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.

Wernecke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wernecke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wernecke last name increased 1,107 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wernecke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wernecke last name are 20.81% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.58% registered with the party.

The amount Wernecke earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 171.92% more than the national average, earning R 646,176 per year and in United States they earn 7.3% more than the national average, earning $46,300 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wernecker9434/
Waernecke9419/
Werrnecke940/
Werneck936,804/
Werneke931,073/
Warnecke8810,457/
Wernicke886,415/
Wernecki88150/
Vernecke8827/
Werneske8825/
Bernecke888/
Wernekke886/
Werneche882/
Wernneck882/
Werneker882/
Wernecka881/
Werneeck881/
Werzneck881/
Wernekes880/
Wernieke880/
Wernek86377/
Bernnecke824/
Werrnicke822/
Wernecque822/
Wiernicke821/
Warneckie821/
Wernnicke821/
Weernekes821/
Waernicke820/
Warnnecke820/
Warneckey820/
Warneke803,634/
Wernick801,700/
Verneck80608/
Wiernek80221/
Verneke8090/
Wernike8071/
Werneca802/
Werneek801/
Werznek801/
Werneki801/
Wernect800/
Werneka800/
Worneke800/
Wernake800/
Wernicki75933/
Bernecki75467/
Warnicke75345/
Werneque75177/
Warnecki75111/
Börnecke7593/
Berneike7572/
Bernecky7558/
Vernocke7517/
Wernechi7513/
Wiernick7511/
Warnekey759/
Wernicky757/
Varnecke756/
Wernicka755/
Werneski754/
Weirnick754/
Vernecki754/
Wernegue754/
Verneice752/
Vernekes752/
Verneche752/
Bernneke751/
Wornecki751/
Warnacke751/
Warnecky751/
Wernická751/
Wernieka751/
Wörnicke751/
Berneckė751/
Werniker750/
Warneeke750/
Wornicke750/
Warneike750/
Warnocke750/
Wiernicki711,082/
Wernik71893/
Vernek71315/
Wernex7147/
Wernic7135/
Wiernicka7116/
Vernec7114/
Vornhecke713/
Bernetske712/
Bernickey711/
Weerneeka711/
Vernick67807/
Wiernik67647/
Wernigk6785/
Varneke6751/
Verneki6728/
Wernegg6724/
Wrenick6720/
Warnike6714/
Wärnick6712/
Weirnik676/
Wierznicki676/
Warnake674/
Bernyck674/
Vernike672/
Verneka672/
Berneik672/
Birneck671/
Berneac671/
Bernnek671/
Wernegh671/
Wernica671/
Wernitc671/
Bernechque671/
Berneki671/
Wearnex671/
Wyrnesk670/
Warrenneke670/

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