Werngren Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Monaco

Werngren Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Werngren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1601:61,5424,713
Estonia81:165,22626,217
England71:7,959,723202,100
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Werngren Last Name Facts

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

Werngren occurs in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Werngren? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,227,038th most frequent family name internationally, held by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. The surname Werngren is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Werngren reside; 96 percent reside in Northern Europe and 85 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is held by 160 people, or 1 in 61,542. In Sweden Werngren is most common in: Skåne County, where 46 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 17 percent are found and Västra Götaland County, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Sweden this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Estonia, where 4 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

Werngren Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Werngren has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Werngren last name grew 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Werngren Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Werngren surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% registered with the party.

Werngren earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 95.98% more than the national average, earning $84,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Werngreen9473/
Waerngren942/
Verngren88138/
Wärngren8834/
Warngren887/
Berngren881/
Wirengren8210/
Berengren828/
Bärngren756/
Varngren751/
Värngren751/
Bjørngren716/

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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 Werngren
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