Wertke Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Wertke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wertke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Wertke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wertke occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wertke? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wertke is the 3,017,195th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Wertke reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Wertke is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 15,759,084. In The United States Wertke is primarily concentrated in: Illinois, where 74 percent reside, Texas, where 22 percent reside and Arkansas, where 4 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Germany, where 45 percent reside.

Wertke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wertke has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 329 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wertke Last Name Statistics demography

Wertke earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.14% more than the national average, earning $47,094 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wertka83131/
Wartke8370/
Wardtke771/
Wertche771/
Wertx732/
Wyrtki6778/
Wirtky6720/
Vartke6716/
Vertki678/
Wyrtka674/
Bärtke671/
Wardke671/
Bertky670/
Wörtche62108/
Wirthky6210/
Vertkiy623/
Wartcki620/
Vertkova57261/
Wirtchea570/
Bertc551/
Wirtc550/
Warhtkaay531/
Huertq501/
Wysrtc501/
Virdke501/

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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
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  • 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 Wertke
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