Werntze Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Werntze Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Werntze Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Werntze Last Name Facts

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

The surname Werntze occurs most in Germany. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Werntze? popularity and diffusion

The last name Werntze is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Werntze reside; 80 percent reside in Western Europe and 80 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 10,063,182. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 88 percent live and Saxony, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Germany it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 10 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Werntze Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Werntze has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Werntze last name contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Werntz92686/
Wernze9234/
Wernz83885/
Werntges80125/
Werenz776/
Warnze771/
Werntc771/
Wernts770/
Berentz71185/
Verenze711/
Wirinze711/
Werence711/
Bearntz710/
Behrndtz67164/
Behrentz6737/
Berenthz6711/
Berentse677/
Wärntges677/
Berendtz672/
Berendze671/
Wernc670/

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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 Werntze
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