Wernicke Surname

76,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,415 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Wernicke Surname Definition:

(German) Variants of Warneke, q.v.

Wernicke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,3941:14,9251,950
United States4081:888,38067,160
Argentina2701:158,30913,344
Australia761:355,20729,862
Canada721:511,74443,418
Austria381:224,09027,245
Poland211:1,809,94093,678
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
France101:6,642,272293,169
United States Virgin Islands91:12,2641,665
England81:6,964,757184,742
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Wernicke 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

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Werrnicke942/
Wiernicke941/
Wernnicke941/
Waernicke940/
Wernick931,700/
Wernike9371/
Wernecke883,822/
Wernicki88933/
Warnicke88345/
Wiernick8811/
Wernicky887/
Wernicka885/
Weirnick884/
Werniche881/
Wernická881/
Wörnicke881/
Werniker880/
Wornicke880/
Wernieke880/
Wernik86893/
Wernic8635/
Wiernicki821,082/
Wernecker8234/
Waernecke8219/
Wiernicka8216/
Bernickey821/
Werrnecke820/
Werneck806,804/
Werneke801,073/
Vernice80854/
Vernick80807/
Wiernik80647/
Wernigk8085/
Wrenick8020/
Warnike8014/
Wärnick8012/
Weirnik806/
Vernike802/
Wernica801/
Wernitc801/
Wernake800/
Wierznicki786/
Warnecke7510,457/
Börnicke75243/
Warnicki75181/
Wernecki75150/
Berneike7572/
Bernicki7534/
Vernecke7527/
Werneske7525/
Vuernick7523/
Wernisky7517/
Uhernick7510/
Bernický7510/
Warnicky758/
Bernecke758/
Wernekke756/
Vernicky754/
Werniski754/
Varnicke753/
Vernicka753/
Verneice752/
Werneche752/
Wernneck752/
Werneker752/
Verniche752/
Bernnick751/
Wornicki751/
Verniker751/
Wernecka751/
Werneeck751/
Wernieka751/
Werzneck751/
Wyrnicki751/
Wirnicka751/
Beernick751/
Wernekes750/
Berrnick750/
Warneike750/
Warnikee750/
Vernik711,766/
Wernig711,586/
Wernek71377/
Berniczki7156/
Vernic7147/
Wernex7147/
Berniczky7111/
Wernitzki7111/
Wirnik718/
Bernnecke714/
Vernickiy712/
Wiernucki712/
Wernecque712/
Bernickij711/
Warneckie711/
Vernickij711/
Weernekes711/
Vernickis711/
Wirnic710/
Warnnecke710/
Warneckey710/
Warneke673,634/
Vernica67753/
Verneck67608/
Wiernek67221/
Verneke6790/
Vernică6757/
Vernika6755/
Wernigg6731/
Birnick6724/
Wernegg6724/
Vrenick6722/
Warniki6717/
Virnick6712/
Byrnick679/
Börnike678/
Varnike675/
Vernikh674/
Bernyck674/
Verniki674/
Wiernitzki673/
Berneik672/
Werneca672/
Bernaic671/
Wernegh671/
Werneek671/
Viernik671/
Werznek671/
Vernickova671/
Verniks671/
Beernik671/
Wearnex671/
Ouernik671/
Werneki671/
Wernigh670/
Wernect670/
Werneka670/
Worneke670/

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