Wernsen Surname

778,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 364 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wernsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wernsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3531:47,8398,186
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Wernsen Last Name Facts

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

Wernsen is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wernsen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 778,856th most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 20,020,731 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Wernsen reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 353 people, or 1 in 47,839. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: Utrecht, where 31 percent live, Gelderland, where 28 percent live and North Holland, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 1 percent live and Norway, where 1 percent live.

Wernsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wernsen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wernsen surname declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wernsen Last Name Statistics demography

Wernsen earn a lot less than the average income. In Norway they earn 40.03% less than the national average, earning 207,530 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bernsen861,313/
Wernson860/
Berensen80218/
Werntgen80102/
Bernssen8045/
Verensen8014/
Behrnsen802/
Bearnsen800/
Behernsen751/
Wearingen751/
Bernson71693/
Bernzen71221/
Börnsen71169/
Berngen7181/
Bjrnsen7123/
Beherensen711/
Wirnson711/
Vernson711/
Wernzon710/
Warnson710/
Berenson671,716/
Bjørnsen671,584/
Böhrnsen67280/
Berntgen67203/
Bearnson67203/
Beringen67144/
Berndgen6788/
Berinson6784/
Bernsohn6784/
Börensen6773/
Bernsson6737/
Bernshan6724/
Werenjim6712/
Vearnson673/
Berïnson672/
Wirnnsan671/
Byrensen671/
Werenjem671/
Behrnzen671/
Wernzing670/
Berngenn670/

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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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  • 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 Wernsen
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