Wernscheid Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wernscheid Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wernscheid Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany601:1,341,75884,137
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Wernscheid Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wernscheid has its highest incidence in Germany. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wernscheid? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,460,878th most numerous family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Wernscheid are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Wernscheid is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 60 people, or 1 in 1,341,758. In Germany Wernscheid is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 98 percent live. Outside of Germany this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wernscheidt951/
Bernshed7810/
Wernse751/
Wernseher741/
Wearnchai741/
Weernsi712/
Werence711/
Bernsid710/
Berencei6715/
Wirnsheh673/
Berensci672/
Wernsett670/

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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 Wernscheid
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