Werstein Surname

798,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 352 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Werstein Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Werstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2271:1,596,735107,304
Germany1021:789,26958,234
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
France11:66,422,722504,397
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Werstein Last Name Facts

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

The last name Werstein occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Werstein? popularity and diffusion

The surname Werstein is the 798,040th most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 20,703,255 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Werstein reside; 66 percent reside in North America and 66 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 227 people, or 1 in 1,596,735. In The United States Werstein is primarily concentrated in: Michigan, where 33 percent live, Illinois, where 11 percent live and Iowa, where 11 percent live. Other than The United States it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 29 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Werstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Werstein has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Werstein surname rose 4,540 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Werstein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Werstein surname are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.64% being registered with the party.

The amount Werstein earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 8.95% less than the national average, earning $39,288 USD per year and in Canada they earn 64.98% more than the national average, earning $81,969 CAD per year.

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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 Werstein
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