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 is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Werres? popularity and diffusion

It is the 327,203rd most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 6,420,745 people. The last name Werres is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Werres reside; 89 percent reside in Western Europe and 88 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 977 people, or 1 in 82,401. In Germany Werres is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 77 percent live, Bavaria, where 4 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 4 percent live. Apart from Germany this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.

Werres Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Werres has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Werres surname grew 527 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Werres Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Werres are 16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 69.23% 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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