Wernek Surname
Approximately 377 people bear this surname
Wernek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 364 | 1:588,116 | 21,930 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Wernek (43) may also be a first name.
Wernek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wernek Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wernek is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wernek? popularity and diffusion
Wernek is the 758,524th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 19,330,361 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Wernek live; 97 percent live in South America and 97 percent live in Luso-South America. Wernek is also the 1,545,828th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 43 people.
Wernek is most widespread in Brazil, where it is held by 364 people, or 1 in 588,116. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: São Paulo, where 42 percent reside, Paraná, where 21 percent reside and Rio de Janeiro, where 12 percent reside. Not including Brazil this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Wernek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wernek has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wernek last name rose 220 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Werneck | 92 | 6,804 | / |
| Werneke | 92 | 1,073 | / |
| Wiernek | 92 | 221 | / |
| Werznek | 92 | 1 | / |
| Werneek | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wernecke | 86 | 3,822 | / |
| Werneske | 86 | 25 | / |
| Wernekke | 86 | 6 | / |
| Wernneck | 86 | 2 | / |
| Werzneck | 86 | 1 | / |
| Werneeck | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wernik | 83 | 893 | / |
| Vernek | 83 | 315 | / |
| Warnek | 83 | 77 | / |
| Wernex | 83 | 47 | / |
| Wornek | 83 | 47 | / |
| Werrnecke | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wernick | 77 | 1,700 | / |
| Wiernik | 77 | 647 | / |
| Verneck | 77 | 608 | / |
| Warneck | 77 | 386 | / |
| Verneke | 77 | 90 | / |
| Wernigk | 77 | 85 | / |
| Wernike | 77 | 71 | / |
| Wernegg | 77 | 24 | / |
| Warniek | 77 | 10 | / |
| Weirnik | 77 | 6 | / |
| Berneik | 77 | 2 | / |
| Worneck | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wearnex | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bernnek | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wernegh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Warneik | 77 | 0 | / |
| Warneek | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wyrnesk | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wernect | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wernicke | 71 | 6,415 | / |
| Vernecke | 71 | 27 | / |
| Wiernick | 71 | 11 | / |
| Weirnick | 71 | 4 | / |
| Wernegue | 71 | 4 | / |
| Berneckė | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vernik | 67 | 1,766 | / |
| Wernig | 67 | 1,586 | / |
| Vernyk | 67 | 227 | / |
| Vernex | 67 | 175 | / |
| Warnik | 67 | 114 | / |
| Berník | 67 | 104 | / |
| Wernic | 67 | 35 | / |
| Varnek | 67 | 28 | / |
| Vernec | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wirnyk | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wirnik | 67 | 8 | / |
| Verneková | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wornik | 67 | 5 | / |
| Werrnicke | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wernecque | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wernnicke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Berneg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Verneq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vernekova | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Wernek
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