Wersch Surname

793,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 355 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wersch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wersch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2181:369,29135,132
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Canada391:944,75971,777
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Wersch Last Name Facts

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

Wersch occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wersch? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 793,288th most frequently used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 20,528,298 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Wersch live; 68 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 218 people, or 1 in 369,291. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 28 percent live, Saxony, where 22 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 18 percent live. Other than Germany it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent live and Canada, where 11 percent live.

Wersch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wersch has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 232 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wersch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wersch surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 83.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wersch earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.95% less than the national average, earning $40,150 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.91% less than the national average, earning $45,754 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiersch92564/
Wearsch92188/
Wuersch92141/
Weersch9221/
Waersch9218/
Wersche927/
Weirsch923/
Werch91214/
Wersh9111/
Wyrsch831,910/
Worsch83592/
Wirsch83344/
Wuerch83328/
Versch83237/
Warsch8386/
Weirch8319/
Wershe831/
Wiersh831/
Wercht831/
Wearsh830/
Wearch830/
Wuersh830/
Wers80323/
Wirsche7771/
Bearsch7763/
Viersch7720/
Verscht779/
Woyrsch774/
Huersch770/
Beyrsch770/
Beirsch770/
Weers732,318/
Verch731,586/
Worsh731,356/
Wears731,349/
Wiers731,215/
Bersh731,114/
Wehrs731,000/
Warsh73719/
Wirch73607/
Waers73169/
Weirs73168/
Werse73124/
Versh7385/
Whers734/
Woers733/
Werss732/
Werås731/
Weurs731/
Wirsh731/
Weyrs731/
Wyrch730/
Wuethrch711/
Börsch671,598/
Bärsch67543/
Wehrse6780/
Verche6764/
Wieërs6745/
Whiers6737/
Wuirch6728/
Wiehrs6722/
Varsch6716/
Wuerst6713/
Veersh679/
Wirsth676/
Ouerch674/
Whaers674/
Wehers673/
Wircht672/
Vershe672/
Whirch672/
Vweirs671/
Vwiers671/
Vesrch671/
Byrsch671/
Hweers671/
Wierrs671/
Weirce671/
Weirse671/
Wairsh671/
Veirch671/
Weysrs671/
Versce671/
Weihrs670/
Weerss670/
Bearsh670/
Huerch670/
Wettrs670/
Wearse670/

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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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  • 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 Wersch
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