Wernick Surname

236,399th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,700 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Wernick Surname Definition:

(German) Variants of Warneke, q.v.

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Wernick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1971:302,80627,874
Germany2161:372,71035,308
England901:619,09036,665
Brazil531:4,039,138109,837
South Africa501:1,083,55464,652
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Australia281:964,13257,058
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Wales41:773,63329,106
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
France11:66,422,722504,397
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

Wernick (30) may also be a first name.

Wernick Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Variants of Warneke, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

It is a Polish surname, which comes from the word wierny, meaning 'faithful' or 'loyal'. The surname's origin is believed to be founded in the Jewish city of Krakow in the southern part of the country.

- qwerty123

Wernick Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wernick is most common in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wernick? popularity and diffusion

Wernick is the 236,399th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 4,286,792 people. The last name Wernick occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Wernick live; 68 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,911,214th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 30 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,197 people, or 1 in 302,806. In The United States Wernick is primarily found in: California, where 15 percent are found, New York, where 14 percent are found and Florida, where 9 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 13 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Wernick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wernick has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wernick surname grew 2,302 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wernick Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wernick surname are 2.95% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.18% being registered with the party.

The amount Wernick earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 117.52% more than the national average, earning R 516,900 per year; in United States they earn 20.74% more than the national average, earning $52,099 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.32% more than the national average, earning $53,818 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wernicke936,415/
Wiernick9311/
Weirnick934/
Wernik92893/
Wernic9235/
Werrnicke882/
Wernnicke881/
Warnick866,834/
Werneck866,804/
Vernick86807/
Wiernik86647/
Wornick86193/
Wernigk8685/
Wernike8671/
Wrenick8620/
Wärnick8612/
Weirnik866/
Wernitc861/
Wernecke803,822/
Vuernick8023/
Uhernick8010/
Wernneck802/
Wörnicke801/
Bernnick801/
Werneeck801/
Werzneck801/
Beernick801/
Waarnick801/
Berrnick800/
Vernik771,766/
Wernig771,586/
Wernek77377/
Warnik77114/
Vernic7747/
Wirnik778/
Wornik775/
Wornic770/
Wirnic770/
Werrnecke750/
Werneke711,073/
Verneck71608/
Warneck71386/
Wiernek71221/
Wernigg7131/
Varnick7129/
Birnick7124/
Vrenick7122/
Virnick7112/
Warniek7110/
Byrnick719/
Wornyck718/
Bernyck714/
Vernikh714/
Börnick713/
Worneck712/
Vornick712/
Vernike712/
Berneik712/
Verniks711/
Bernaic711/
Werneek711/
Viernik711/
Werznek711/
Ouernik711/
Beernik711/
Vernickova711/
Wernigh710/
Wernect710/
Warneik710/
Vernecke6727/
Werneske6725/
Wernekke676/
Verennik674/
Berneckė671/

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