Wertek Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Wertek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wertek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria161:532,21549,801
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Wertek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wertek is borne by more people in Austria than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wertek? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wertek is the 4,772,636th most frequently used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Wertek live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Austria, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 532,215. In Austria it is primarily concentrated in: Lower Austria, where 100 percent reside. Not including Austria Wertek occurs in one country. It is also common in Germany, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiertek92137/
Wirtek83311/
Vertek838/
Wertik837/
Wyrtek831/
Wortek830/
Worteck7716/
Viertek771/
Byrtek67539/
Börtek6746/
Wartik6739/
Vartek6729/
Wertig6723/
Vertik6711/
Vertex676/
Bertec676/
Verteg671/
Wartec671/
Vertekova671/
Vortek670/

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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 Wertek
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