Werts Surname

134,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,341 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Werts Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Werts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7971:129,58813,675
Netherlands2381:70,95512,066
Belgium1161:99,10915,136
Australia1071:252,29623,217
France261:2,554,720189,486
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
England71:7,959,723202,100
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Guam11:160,1214,893
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8901:56,4256,305

Werts Last Name Facts

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

The last name Werts occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Werts.

How Common Is The Last Name Werts? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 134,716th most numerous surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,181,247 people. The surname Werts occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Werts are found; 84 percent are found in North America and 84 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 2,797 people, or 1 in 129,588. In The United States Werts is most common in: South Carolina, where 11 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 10 percent live and Nevada, where 8 percent live. Not including The United States this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 7 percent live and Belgium, where 3 percent live.

Werts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Werts has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Werts surname grew 314 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Werts Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Werts surname are 17.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.78% being registered with the political party.

Werts earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.61% less than the national average, earning $38,569 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weerts913,733/
Wierts91487/
Woerts91133/
Werths91128/
Waerts9187/
Weirts9116/
Wuerts916/
Wertzs914/
Wearts912/
Wersts911/
Wertts911/
Wertsch83136/
Weerdts8312/
Wierths831/
Wertz8012,663/
Verts802,413/
Berts80587/
Worts80535/
Wirts80521/
Warts8020/
Wertx802/
Werds802/
Uerts801/
Wrets800/
Wirths732,136/
Wiertz731,532/
Wuertz731,430/
Woertz73325/
Waarts73274/
Beerts73235/
Weertz73226/
Wartts7369/
Weirtz7355/
Weartz7349/
Vertse7322/
Bertts7321/
Woerds7313/
Huerts7312/
Hwarts7311/
Bertsh7310/
Wretås739/
Wierds737/
Berths736/
Worths736/
Werdtz735/
Bearts731/
Wirtzs731/
Beirts731/
Ouerts731/
Werstz731/
Uertse731/
Weerds731/
Vearts731/
Wertze731/
Wairts730/
Werchs730/
Wirtts730/
Werrtz730/
Wortts730/
Werhtz730/
Wertch730/
Werz672,496/
Werc6742/
Wärtsch6713/
Wertche671/
Weirtch671/
Werstch671/
Wirtchs670/

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Werts Reference & Research

Wert FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Werts
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis