Werschmidt Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Werschmidt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Werschmidt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:18,122,947588,089
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Werschmidt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Werschmidt occurs most in The United States. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Werschmidt? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,427,875th most prevalent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name Werschmidt occurs mostly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Werschmidt are found; 70 percent are found in North America and 70 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Werschmidt is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 18,122,947. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 55 percent live, New York, where 10 percent live and Georgia, where 5 percent live.

Werschmidt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Werschmidt has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 125 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wuerschmidt9513/
Wehrschmidt959/
Wirschmidt908/
Wehrschmid900/
Behrschmidt8668/
Wershsmitt800/
Wersmith780/
Beirschmitt765/
Vorschmitt7040/
Warsmith677/
Beersmith632/
Wiersma5911,275/
Weersma59162/
Weirsma5922/
Wiersmoa562/
Wiersmaa561/
Varsmith560/
Wirsma502/
Versma501/

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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 Werschmidt
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