Wersley Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Wersley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wersley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wersley (16) may also be a first name.

Wersley Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Wersley? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most frequent family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Wersley is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Wersley are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread first name internationally It is held by 16 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is most frequent in: Iowa, where 50 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 50 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 25 percent live and Nigeria, where 25 percent live.

Wersley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wersley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wersley surname grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wearsley931/
Wersly922/
Worsley869,437/
Wersler8643/
Bersley8637/
Warsley8622/
Versley8620/
Wirsley862/
Bearsley80194/
Werszler8042/
Wershler8040/
Versleys8010/
Wworsley801/
Whorsley801/
Beirsley800/
Wirsly775/
Worsle770/
Berschley759/
Wergilley751/
Berzley7146/
Wressle7111/
Verslyp718/
Warslie713/
Worslay712/
Uerslei711/
Versler711/
Varsley711/
Byrsley710/
Berslee710/
Versluys672,048/
Verselle6736/
Wuerzler6728/
Vershler6727/
Berselle6717/
Versille6712/
Werslipp675/
Bearslee672/
Werchler672/
Wirzleye671/
Weirzler671/

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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 Wersley
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