Wernike Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

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

Wernike Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wernike Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany581:1,388,02586,120
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Wernike Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wernike occurs most in Germany. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wernike? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,255,512th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 102,641,492 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Wernike live; 82 percent live in Western Europe and 82 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 1,388,025. In Germany Wernike is primarily concentrated in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 53 percent are found, Bavaria, where 14 percent are found and Hamburg, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Germany this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 11 percent are found and Argentina, where 1 percent are found.

Wernike Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wernike has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 96 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wernicke936,415/
Werniker930/
Wernieke930/
Wernik92893/
Werrnicke882/
Wiernicke881/
Wernnicke881/
Waernicke880/
Wernick861,700/
Werneke861,073/
Wiernik86647/
Wernigk8685/
Warnike8614/
Weirnik866/
Vernike862/
Wernake860/
Wernecke803,822/
Warnicke80345/
Berneike8072/
Werneske8025/
Wernisky8017/
Wiernick8011/
Wernicky807/
Wernekke806/
Weirnick804/
Werniski804/
Werneker802/
Verniker801/
Werniche801/
Wernická801/
Wernieka801/
Wörnicke801/
Wernekes800/
Wornicke800/
Warneike800/
Warnikee800/
Vernik771,766/
Wernig771,586/
Wernek77377/
Wernex7747/
Wernic7735/
Wirnik778/
Wernecker7534/
Waernecke7519/
Wiernicka7516/
Bernickey751/
Weernekes751/
Werrnecke750/
Werneck716,804/
Warneke713,634/
Vernice71854/
Vernick71807/
Wiernek71221/
Verneke7190/
Vernika7155/
Wernigg7131/
Wernegg7124/
Wrenick7120/
Warniki7117/
Wärnick7112/
Börnike718/
Wierznicki716/
Varnike715/
Vernikh714/
Verniki714/
Berneik712/
Werneca712/
Wernegh711/
Wernica711/
Werneek711/
Viernik711/
Wernitc711/
Werznek711/
Verniks711/
Beernik711/
Wearnex711/
Ouernik711/
Werneki711/
Wernigh710/
Wernect710/
Werneka710/
Worneke710/
Warnecke6710,457/
Bernique67270/
Börnicke67243/
Warnicki67181/
Werneque67177/
Bernicki6734/
Vernecke6727/
Vuernick6723/
Verniski6721/
Wernechi6713/
Uhernick6710/
Bernický6710/
Warnekey679/
Vernique678/
Warnicky678/
Bernecke678/
Verennik674/
Werneski674/
Vernicky674/
Wernegue674/
Varnicke673/
Vernicka673/
Verneice672/
Werneche672/
Wernneck672/
Vernekes672/
Verniche672/
Bernneke671/
Bernnick671/
Wornicki671/
Veernika671/
Wernecka671/
Werneeck671/
Werzneck671/
Wyrnicki671/
Wirnicka671/
Beernick671/
Berrnick670/
Warneeke670/
Vernisky670/

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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 Wernike
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