Wernesbach Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Wernesbach Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wernesbach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Wernesbach Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wernesbach is most common in Brazil. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wernesbach? popularity and diffusion

Wernesbach is the 3,228,735th most commonly held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Wernesbach are found; 95 percent are found in South America and 95 percent are found in Luso-South America.

It is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 6,116,409. In Brazil it is most common in: Espírito Santo, where 83 percent live, Rio de Janeiro, where 14 percent live and Paraná, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account Brazil it is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent live.

Wernesbach Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wernesbach has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wernesbach last name declined 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wernisbach904/
Vernesbach901/
Wernebo7113/
Berneba713/
Bernebau671/
Verneuba671/
Vernyba5960/
Verniba595/
Wärnebo591/
Verneeva5626/
Berneeva561/

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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 Wernesbach
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