Wernken Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Wernken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 26 | 1:3,096,364 | 143,912 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warnken | 86 | 2,916 | / |
| Warncken | 80 | 84 | / |
| Werinkin | 80 | 12 | / |
| Berhnken | 80 | 1 | / |
| Warnkin | 71 | 30 | / |
| Verenkienė | 71 | 1 | / |
| Verynkyn | 67 | 16 | / |
| Verenkin | 67 | 9 | / |
| Verinkin | 67 | 3 | / |
| Verenkyn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Varncken | 67 | 1 | / |
| Verynkyna | 63 | 11 | / |
| Verenkina | 63 | 10 | / |
| Verenkyna | 63 | 9 | / |
| Verinkina | 63 | 7 | / |
| Warrenkin | 63 | 0 | / |
| Vornkin | 57 | 3 | / |
| Varnkin | 57 | 1 | / |
| Varenkin | 53 | 22 | / |
| Wirnchin | 53 | 3 | / |
| Berencén | 53 | 1 | / |
| Byrenkin | 53 | 1 | / |
| Virinkina | 50 | 2 | / |
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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 Wernken
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