Wernicke Surname
Approximately 6,415 people bear this surname
Wernicke Surname Definition:
(German) Variants of Warneke, q.v.
Wernicke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 5,394 | 1:14,925 | 1,950 |
| United States | 408 | 1:888,380 | 67,160 |
| Argentina | 270 | 1:158,309 | 13,344 |
| Australia | 76 | 1:355,207 | 29,862 |
| Canada | 72 | 1:511,744 | 43,418 |
| Austria | 38 | 1:224,090 | 27,245 |
| Poland | 21 | 1:1,809,940 | 93,678 |
| Denmark | 20 | 1:282,236 | 21,168 |
| Brazil | 18 | 1:11,893,018 | 236,958 |
| Netherlands | 18 | 1:938,176 | 63,634 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 9 | 1:12,264 | 1,665 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 30 | 1:1,673,956 | 87,330 |
Wernicke Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Variants of Warneke, q.v.
Wernicke Demographics
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Wernicke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wernicke Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wernicke is found most frequently in Germany. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wernicke? popularity and diffusion
Wernicke is the 76,402nd most widespread last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,136,017 people. The surname Wernicke is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Wernicke live; 85 percent live in Western Europe and 85 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 5,394 people, or 1 in 14,925. In Germany Wernicke is most common in: Brandenburg, where 21 percent live, Saxony-Anhalt, where 15 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent live. Outside of Germany this last name occurs in 36 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent live and Argentina, where 4 percent live.
Wernicke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wernicke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wernicke last name rose 1,360 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wernicke Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Wernicke are 23.68% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.45% registered with the political party.
The amount Wernicke earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 78.16% more than the national average, earning 616,593 kr per year; in United States they earn 12.21% more than the national average, earning $48,419 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.83% less than the national average, earning $40,328 CAD per year.
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