Werr Surname

459,064th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 736 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Werr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Werr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3411:236,08626,021
United States1951:1,858,764121,141
Nigeria501:3,542,855104,248
Papua New Guinea391:209,07028,870
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Jordan111:803,85814,945
Austria91:946,15970,786
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
England31:18,572,686338,250
France31:22,140,907385,998
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Werr (28) may also be a first name.

Werr Last Name Facts

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

The last name Werr is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Werr? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 459,064th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 9,901,557 people. The last name Werr is predominantly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Werr reside; 48 percent reside in Western Europe and 48 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Werr is also the 1,994,417th most prevalent forename worldwide, borne by 28 people.

Werr is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 341 people, or 1 in 236,086. In Germany it is most numerous in: Hesse, where 28 percent live, Bavaria, where 24 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 19 percent live. Outside of Germany it is found in 28 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent live and Nigeria, where 7 percent live.

Werr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Werr has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Werr surname rose 464 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Werr Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Werr surname are 23.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.59% being registered with the political party.

The amount Werr earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.29% more than the national average, earning $44,136 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.11% less than the national average, earning $44,161 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Werre891,045/
Wuerr8914/
Weirr896/
Werrr891/
Wierr891/
Wherr891/
Wearr890/
Wehrr890/
Wer863,456/
Werrtt801/
Werrhe801/
Wwerre801/
Weirrt800/
Weir7568,544/
Were7558,438/
Wehr7510,278/
Wear758,990/
Wier754,266/
Werz752,496/
Berr751,578/
Weer751,111/
Hwer7589/
Verr7571/
Wuer7567/
Wher7559/
Wirr7544/
Werh7538/
Wejr7530/
Weyr7520/
Weur753/
Wrre752/
Wyrr751/
Wwer751/
Weherre731/
Weere676,221/
Weare671,983/
Verre671,442/
Hwere67943/
Whear67529/
Wuerz67275/
Wierz67234/
Wiehr67221/
Weire67125/
Werpp67111/
Wehrt67106/
Wåger6774/
Wuehr6759/
Wheir6757/
Wertt6749/
Wairr6744/
Where6741/
Wearp6734/
Bearr6731/
Wärre6726/
Weyre6715/
Uherr6714/
Hwier6713/
Beyrr6711/
Wuher677/
Whier676/
Beerr675/
Werhe673/
Weihr673/
Werhs673/
Wethr672/
Vierr672/
Verrt672/
We're672/
Wehre672/
Weitr671/
Weahr671/
Wirre671/
Wherh671/
Wearh671/
Wouer671/
Wherz671/
Hweer671/
Wheer671/
Veerr671/
Wejre671/
Weirz671/
Whehr671/
Werph671/
Wierh671/
Beirr670/
Huerr670/
Wehrz670/
Wirrz670/
Whirr670/

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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 Werr
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