Wert Surname

70,999th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,960 people bear this surname

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

Wert Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Wirth, a pet form of names beginning with Wert (worth), as Werdheri or Werdmann.

Wert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,5161:65,7107,669
Canada2711:135,96214,055
Germany2361:341,12533,422
Spain2141:218,46714,619
Russia2041:706,48659,947
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Netherlands441:383,79941,363
Poland301:1,266,95880,461
France211:3,162,987209,042
Cuba211:548,7015,775
England181:3,095,448105,421
Belarus171:558,88650,306
India151:51,137,692512,385
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Kazakhstan151:1,178,83365,606
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
China61:227,886,92811,701
Puerto Rico51:710,0284,074
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2331:40,7294,784

Wert (248) may also be a first name.

Wert Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Wirth, a pet form of names beginning with Wert (worth), as Werdheri or Werdmann.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Wert Last Name Facts

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

Wert occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wert? popularity and diffusion

Wert is the 70,999th most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,047,061 people. Wert occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Wert are found; 62 percent are found in North America and 62 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Wert is also the 566,287th most frequently held forename in the world, held by 248 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 5,516 people, or 1 in 65,710. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 7 percent reside, Michigan, where 6 percent reside and Ohio, where 5 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name exists in 69 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 4 percent reside and Germany, where 3 percent reside.

Wert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wert has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wert last name rose 447 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 33 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Wert Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Wert surname is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland, Orthodox (40%) in Russia and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Wert last name are 23.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.82% registered with the political party.

The amount Wert earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.06% more than the national average, earning $44,039 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.47% more than the national average, earning $52,400 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Werth8914,027/
Weert89458/
Weart89223/
Wehrt89106/
Werdt8962/
Werte8953/
Wertt8949/
Woert8938/
Wiert899/
Wuert896/
Waert894/
Weirt890/
Whert890/
Wuerth80594/
Woerth80498/
Weertz80226/
Werths80128/
Weerdt80126/
Wierth8098/
Werthe8075/
Weirtz8055/
Weerth8052/
Weartz8049/
Waerdt8038/
Weirdt8019/
Weirts8016/
Wågert8014/
Wearth8012/
Weirth8010/
Wierzt808/
Wuerts806/
Werdtz805/
Wearts802/
Wehrdt802/
Weurth802/
Wertts801/
Waerth801/
Wearet801/
Werrtt801/
Werttt801/
Weirrt800/
Wertch800/
Werhtz800/
Wehrte800/
Werrtz800/
Bert7513,240/
Wirt754,361/
Vert753,498/
Wort751,597/
Wart75661/
Werd75161/
Wyrt7522/
Wret759/
Uert751/
Wertsch73136/
Wiehrdt7324/
Weerdts7312/
Werstch731/
Weirtch731/
Whertgy730/
Wirth6762,544/
Worth6720,836/
Warth674,659/
Verts672,413/
Hbert671,027/
Weerd67625/
Verte67537/
Wirts67521/
Beart67430/
Beert67249/
Verth67240/
Wirht67154/
Wyrtz67146/
Wreth67140/
Veart67135/
Viert67133/
Waart67108/
Wörtz6796/
Uertz6784/
Wardt6773/
Wredt6767/
Woerd6762/
Wörth6739/
Huert6734/
Veert6731/
Wirte6731/
Whirt6730/
Wyrth6726/
Wirtt6725/
Uerte6721/
Wirzt6717/
Wortt6716/
Bertt6714/
Ouert6712/
Berrt6712/
Wierd6711/
Berdt6710/
Wärtz679/
Voert678/
Wrete675/
Weard674/
Beyrt674/
Wercz674/
Whort673/
Worht673/
Verrt672/
Berht672/
Weird671/
Hwart671/
Warht671/
Wartt671/
Werdz671/
Vertt671/
Vesrt671/
Worrt671/
Uerts671/
Wörte671/
Wrett671/
Wrret671/
Wirdt671/
Wahrt670/
Behrt670/
Wordt670/
Veirt670/
Wiort670/
Beirt670/
Whart670/
Wartd670/

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Wert Reference & Research

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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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Wert
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