Wernitz Surname
Approximately 855 people bear this surname
Wernitz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 832 | 1:96,761 | 12,062 |
| Poland | 14 | 1:2,714,911 | 112,031 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Wernitz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wernitz Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wernitz occurs most in Germany. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wernitz click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wernitz? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 408,845th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,523,446 people. Wernitz is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Wernitz reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
It is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 832 people, or 1 in 96,761. In Germany it is mostly found in: Brandenburg, where 56 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent are found and Berlin, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Germany Wernitz exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 2 percent are found and Thailand, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woernitz | 93 | 0 | / |
| Werniz | 92 | 1 | / |
| Woehrnitz | 88 | 1 | / |
| Warnitz | 86 | 98 | / |
| Wernetz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wernicz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wernitc | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wierniz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vernitz | 86 | 0 | / |
| Wornitz | 86 | 0 | / |
| Wernitzsch | 82 | 2 | / |
| Wohrnitz | 80 | 5 | / |
| Wöhrnitz | 80 | 4 | / |
| Bernittz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Verniz | 77 | 180 | / |
| Wernic | 77 | 35 | / |
| Wernez | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wernitsch | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wernich | 71 | 422 | / |
| Vernaiz | 71 | 85 | / |
| Warniez | 71 | 39 | / |
| Vernicz | 71 | 23 | / |
| Wiernez | 71 | 18 | / |
| Bernits | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bernetz | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vernuiz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vernits | 71 | 1 | / |
| Birnitz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wornicz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Warnetz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Warnits | 71 | 1 | / |
| Behrnetz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bernitch | 67 | 2 | / |
| Werniche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bairnitz | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Wernitz
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