Werthmann Surname

143,592nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,098 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Werthmann Surname User-submission:

This surname is derived from the Germanic word werth or wörth, meaning 'island'. It survives today in place names like Nonnenwerth, an island on the Rhine river. The surname was usually adopted by someone who lived on an island.

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Werthmann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,5331:31,7834,179
United States4031:899,40267,834
Austria351:243,29828,936
France321:2,075,710171,237
Belgium181:638,70256,744
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Finland71:785,24338,644
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
England51:11,143,612252,590
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Werthmann Surname Meaning

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This surname is derived from the Germanic word werth or wörth, meaning 'island'. It survives today in place names like Nonnenwerth, an island on the Rhine river. The surname was usually adopted by someone who lived on an island.

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Werthmann Last Name Facts

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

The surname Werthmann is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Werthmann? popularity and diffusion

Werthmann is the 143,592nd most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,352,339 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Werthmann are found; 85 percent are found in Western Europe and 83 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 2,533 people, or 1 in 31,783. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 33 percent live, Bavaria, where 31 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 14 percent live. Outside of Germany Werthmann occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent live and Austria, where 1 percent live.

Werthmann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Werthmann has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Werthmann last name expanded 6,717 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Werthmann Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Werthmann are 10.68% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.45% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Werthmann earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 7.43% more than the national average, earning R 255,300 per year and in United States they earn 16.03% more than the national average, earning $50,064 USD per year.

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