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 more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wernhard? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,666,404th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. The surname 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 frequently used first name world-wide, held by 45 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 86 people, or 1 in 936,110. In Germany Wernhard is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 71 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent reside and Schleswig-Holstein, where 7 percent reside. Beside Germany this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 9 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis