Wernher Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Wernher Surname Definition:

(Ger.) True or Trusty Army [see Warner1 in Dict.]

Wernher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1191:558,17475,634
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Wernher (513) may also be a first name.

Wernher Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) True or Trusty Army [see Warner1 in Dict.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“May he Protect his People” in Old German (Wer-Hari). See also Wenzel.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Wernher Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wernher is most common in France. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wernher? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,428,594th most prevalent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. Wernher is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Wernher live; 80 percent live in Western Europe and 74 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Wernher is also the 373,244th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 513 people.

This surname is most commonly held in France, where it is carried by 119 people, or 1 in 558,174. In France it is primarily found in: Grand Est, where 85 percent live and Guadeloupe, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account France it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Wernher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wernher has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wernher last name grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Werner92234,694/
Woerner864,736/
Werzner86137/
Waerner8680/
Wergner8652/
Wearner8651/
Werhner8649/
Wernner8615/
Wernier869/
Weirner866/
Wuerner866/
Wierner865/
Werneer864/
Werrner863/
Wernger862/
Wherner861/
Warnher861/
Wörnher861/
Vernher861/
Wernerz861/
Wernerp861/
Hwerner861/
Wehrner860/
Wuerzner8027/
Wirnhier8019/
Wernerth803/
Wergnert802/
Vernyher801/
Waernier801/
Werneart801/
Wuerrner801/
Weirnert801/
Bernhier800/
Woernner800/
Berner7725,342/
Verner7713,879/
Wernér7743/
Wernir771/
Wernèr771/
Wernerová75668/
Wernerova7517/
Bernier7154,605/
Vernier7110,799/
Vernere7177/
Vernert7150/
Huerner7134/
Waernér7131/
Voerner7121/
Verneer7120/
Bernner7113/
Berneir7110/
Vergner715/
Berrner715/
Bernear715/
Berhner714/
Uernger713/
Warnejr712/
Bernyer712/
Vherner712/
Vaerner711/
Vierner711/
Beerner710/
Vernner710/
Verniere67407/
Vergnier67173/
Verneyre6793/
Verneert6733/
Verneirt6732/
Vernnier671/
Verniert671/
Vernierd671/
Beernier671/
Bearnear670/

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