Werster Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Werster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Werster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Werster Last Name Facts

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

The last name Werster is held by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Werster? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,587,209th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Werster are found; 58 percent are found in South America and 58 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The last name Werster is most widespread in Brazil, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 30,582,047. In Brazil it is most frequent in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 100 percent are found. Not including Brazil Werster occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent are found and France, where 8 percent are found.

Werster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Werster has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 81 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Werster Last Name Statistics demography

Werster earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 60.7% less than the national average, earning $16,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woerster937/
Verster866,107/
Worster862,369/
Berster86187/
Wörster86133/
Warster863/
Wirster862/
Voerster8078/
Huerster8020/
Versteer801/
Warsther801/
Worsteer801/
Worszter800/
Warstter800/
Warrster800/
Worsther800/
Worrster800/
Bearster800/
Berstter800/
Versterre7586/
Versteirt7528/
D'Verster751/
Bersteher751/
Beersteer750/
Warshtter750/
Vorster7128,273/
Birster71291/
Vörster7110/
Vorshter673/
Vorsteer671/

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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 Werster
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