Werness Surname

950,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 275 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Werness Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Werness Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2421:1,497,764102,032
Norway331:155,82719,235

Werness Last Name Facts

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

The surname Werness is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Werness? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 950,707th most frequent surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 26,500,167 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Werness reside; 88 percent reside in North America and 88 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Werness is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 242 people, or 1 in 1,497,764. In The United States Werness is most prevalent in: Minnesota, where 48 percent are found, California, where 15 percent are found and North Carolina, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The United States Werness exists in one country. It is also found in Norway, where 12 percent are found.

Werness Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Werness surname are 0.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54% being registered with the political party.

The amount Werness earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 2.79% more than the national average, earning 355,752 kr per year and in United States they earn 13.59% more than the national average, earning $49,012 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waerness9323/
Wernes92105/
Wiernes86150/
Warness86102/
Verness8658/
Berness8640/
Wearnes8621/
Worness8610/
Waernes8610/
Wergnes861/
Woernes861/
Werneds860/
Beirness8088/
Vernesse805/
Vierness803/
Wernesch801/
Behrness801/
Warnes774,775/
Bernes772,201/
Vernes771,259/
Wornes77204/
Wernex7747/
Wernis7734/
Wirnes779/
Wernez772/
Wrenes770/
Viernes7126,705/
Vergnes715,108/
Bernesh712,738/
Vernhes712,473/
Verneus71738/
Beirnes71489/
Berneis71187/
Wernech71152/
Varness71100/
Øvernes7173/
Bearnes7157/
Vernese7157/
Vernest7155/
Warnies7128/
Vaernes7122/
Wiernez7118/
Veirnes717/
Wernisz717/
Vernets714/
Vernies714/
Verhnes714/
Byrness713/
Bernnes712/
Berhnes712/
Berniss712/
Wernish711/
Berneys711/
Vhernes711/
Verneis711/
Wernetz711/
Wernece711/
Bernees711/
Wearnex711/
Berrnes710/
Vernisse67735/
Wernisch67374/
Hvarness6718/
Verennes677/
Behernes673/
Vaerneus672/
Werneche672/
Vearnese671/
Worhnesh671/
Vernease671/
Vergnese671/
Verneesh671/
Bernesch671/
Vierrnes671/
Werniche671/
Vehernes671/
Wirnehes671/
Varnness670/
Vergnets670/

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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 Werness
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