Werschnitzky Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Singapore

Werschnitzky Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Werschnitzky Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409

Werschnitzky Last Name Facts

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

The surname Werschnitzky is found most in Germany. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Werschnitzky? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,908,606th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. Werschnitzky occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Werschnitzky reside; 75 percent reside in Western Europe and 75 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Werschnitzky is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 6,708,788. In Germany Werschnitzky is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 50 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 17 percent live and Brandenburg, where 17 percent live. Barring Germany this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Singapore, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Werschnitzki926/
Wirschnitzke837/
Vershnitskiy751/
Vershnitskaya721/
Wiersznicki611/
Berzhnytskyi581/
Wierznicki556/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Werschnitzky
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