Werres Surname

327,203rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Werres Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Werres Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9771:82,40110,402
United States791:4,588,088240,017
Brazil371:5,785,793142,916
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Belgium171:676,27358,718
England31:18,572,686338,250
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Werres Last Name Facts

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

Werres occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Werres? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 327,203rd most widely held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 6,420,745 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Werres live; 89 percent live in Western Europe and 88 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 977 people, or 1 in 82,401. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 77 percent are found, Bavaria, where 4 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 4 percent are found. Beside Germany Werres exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent are found and Brazil, where 3 percent are found.

Werres Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Werres has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Werres surname increased 527 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Werres Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Werres last name are 16% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 69.23% being registered with the political party.

Werres earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.4% more than the national average, earning $46,344 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Werries92356/
Weres91349/
Berres832,729/
Verres83812/
Weires83300/
Weeres83263/
Wehres83205/
Weyres83136/
Warres8368/
Wieres8333/
Weresz8322/
Werris8318/
Weress8317/
Weresh8312/
Weries839/
Wheres838/
Worres833/
Weares831/
Wirres831/
Werese831/
Werest830/
Warries771,022/
Wirries77529/
Wuerges77212/
Verrees77165/
Weresch77150/
Huerres77134/
Weresse7793/
Verrest7771/
Verries7735/
Worries7725/
Warresz7711/
Wieries779/
Wereshe778/
Berresh777/
Verreys774/
Vierres773/
Berress771/
Vweeres771/
Weirges771/
Worress771/
Wethres771/
Verreus771/
Berreis771/
Whereas771/
Warress770/
Warreus770/
Uerries770/
Warreas770/
Berrres770/
Bearres770/
Veres7337,744/
Beres738,011/
Wares734,974/
Wyres73221/
Weris73189/
Werys7370/
Wires7368/
Wores7349/
Werez7332/
Werex7311/
Berresch7128/
Worresch7121/
Verreyst713/
Veerresh711/
Verrhies710/
Verges677,221/
Veress675,432/
Waares671,330/
Veresh671,091/
Vereus671,057/
Beresh671,048/
Berris67907/
Waresh67748/
Warris67687/
Verest67478/
Waries67361/
Beares67292/
Veyres67289/
Beeres67279/
Berrez67267/
Beires67243/
Wories67193/
Verzes67158/
Waress67145/
Vorres67122/
Behres67104/
Veares67103/
Verris6789/
Varres6777/
Vetres6771/
Vieres6768/
Vehres6756/
Verrys6751/
Werrij6748/
Warees6741/
Bereas6738/
Berrys6733/
Beress6727/
Worris6726/
Bereis6723/
Wierez6722/
Wareus6720/
Beyres6715/
Verrez6713/
Veries6713/
Verese6713/
Wergez6713/
Berhes6710/
Veeres679/
Hueres679/
Vereas678/
Waires677/
Uereas677/
Werech677/
Berezs675/
Woress674/
Verets673/
Weretz673/
Wareis673/
Verrès673/
Wayres672/
Verhes672/
Wirris672/
Waeris672/
Werise672/
Wererz672/
Berehs671/
Wareas671/
Veresp671/
Birres671/
Warrez671/
Verreashe671/
Verões671/
Uheres671/
Werish671/
Werysz671/
Weyris671/
Wetrys671/
Waresz671/
Wareys671/
Warhes671/
Vereis671/
Verešs671/
Wirrehess671/
Beresz671/
Wiresh671/
Wyrges671/
Veires670/
Whyres670/
Bejres670/
Wearis670/

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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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  • 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 Werres
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