Werners Surname

653,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 462 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Suriname

Werners Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Werners Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2041:82,78013,829
Germany1811:444,78239,627
Suriname451:12,2803,102
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
England61:9,286,343223,652
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Werners Last Name Facts

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

Werners is found most in The Netherlands. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Werners? popularity and diffusion

The surname Werners is the 653,013th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 15,773,909 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Werners live; 84 percent live in Western Europe and 84 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Werners is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 204 people, or 1 in 82,780. In The Netherlands Werners is most numerous in: Drenthe, where 25 percent are found, South Holland, where 24 percent are found and North Holland, where 14 percent are found. Not including The Netherlands it is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 39 percent are found and Suriname, where 10 percent are found.

Werners Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Werners has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Werners surname fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Werniers93149/
Wernaers9343/
Wierners931/
Waerniers88127/
Waerneers881/
Berners86886/
Warners86869/
Wernars86148/
Verners8699/
Wärners864/
Wirners860/
Verniers801,381/
Warniers8041/
Huerners801/
Bearners801/
Bernners801/
Vernersch754/
Verneersh751/
Wairniers751/
Warnars71207/
Börners7154/
Vernars7115/
Verneersch713/
Birners712/
Verneersth711/
Byrners711/
Bernirs710/
Warnaars6771/
Vorniers671/
Bjørnerås6379/
Varnars571/
Varnors570/

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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 Werners
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