Wernhard Surname
Approximately 119 people bear this surname
Wernhard Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 86 | 1:936,110 | 65,790 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Wernhard (45) may also be a first name.
Wernhard Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wernhard Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wernhard occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wernhard? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,666,404th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Wernhard are found; 84 percent are found in Western Europe and 84 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Wernhard is also the 1,504,468th most commonly held given name throughout the world, borne by 45 people.
It is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 936,110. In Germany it is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 71 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 7 percent live. Besides Germany this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 9 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.
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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 Wernhard
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