Werter Surname

889,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 302 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Werter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Werter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1011:167,20024,400
Brazil551:3,892,261106,836
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Russia181:8,006,836292,169
England111:5,065,278148,650
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
France21:33,211,361423,184
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Werter (463) may also be a first name.

Werter Last Name Facts

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

Werter is found most in The Netherlands. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Werter? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 889,654th most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 24,130,947 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Werter live; 41 percent live in Western Europe and 41 percent live in Germanic Europe. Werter is also the 396,209th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 463 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 101 people, or 1 in 167,200. In The Netherlands Werter is most common in: Limburg, where 26 percent are found, South Holland, where 24 percent are found and North Brabant, where 18 percent are found. Barring The Netherlands Werter occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.

Werter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Werter has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Werter last name expanded 161 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Werter Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Werter surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Werter earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.92% more than the national average, earning $47,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Werther922,656/
Woerter9276/
Wherter9211/
Waerter921/
Wertier920/
Weerter920/
Wertter920/
Woerther86177/
Weireter86143/
Weyreter86106/
Waerther869/
Wuertter868/
Wertheir861/
Whearter860/
Wearther860/
Werthier860/
Warter831,373/
Wörter83282/
Verter83176/
Berter83165/
Wreter837/
Wärter833/
Wirter832/
Worter832/
Weyhreter8054/
Weirether8052/
Weihreter8015/
Weiretter8011/
Weyrether808/
Werterová801/
Berther77815/
Huerter77682/
Vertier7747/
Whorter7745/
Whirter7715/
Verther773/
Vertere771/
Bertear771/
Hberter771/
Warhter771/
Vierter771/
Worrter770/
Worhter770/
Wharter770/
Weihretter7524/
Weihrether7513/
Verthier7181/
Houerter714/
Berthear710/
Wartir67157/
Varter6732/
Börter6713/
Bärter676/
Vorter674/
Verterova672/
Birter672/
Virter671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Werter
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