Wernstedt Surname

857,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 318 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wernstedt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wernstedt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2551:315,70831,833
Sweden581:169,77211,770
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614

Wernstedt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wernstedt is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wernstedt click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wernstedt? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 857,026th most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 22,916,811 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Wernstedt live; 80 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 255 people, or 1 in 315,708. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 74 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 5 percent are found and Brandenburg, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Germany Wernstedt is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Wernstedt Last Name Statistics demography

Wernstedt earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 85.89% more than the national average, earning $80,208 USD per year.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wernstedt
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