Wernken Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wernken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wernken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wernken Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wernken is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wernken? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,798,600th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Wernken live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 3,096,364. In Germany Wernken is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 69 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent live and Hesse, where 4 percent live. Besides Germany Wernken is found in one country. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Warnken862,916/
Warncken8084/
Werinkin8012/
Berhnken801/
Warnkin7130/
Verenkienė711/
Verynkyn6716/
Verenkin679/
Verinkin673/
Verenkyn672/
Varncken671/
Verynkyna6311/
Verenkina6310/
Verenkyna639/
Verinkina637/
Warrenkin630/
Vornkin573/
Varnkin571/
Varenkin5322/
Wirnchin533/
Berencén531/
Byrenkin531/
Virinkina502/

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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 Wernken
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