Wertsch Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Wertsch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wertsch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States841:4,314,987229,510
Germany491:1,642,96996,430
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Wertsch Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wertsch is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wertsch? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,527,735th most widely held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 53,584,896 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Wertsch are found; 63 percent are found in North America and 63 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 84 people, or 1 in 4,314,987. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Missouri, where 24 percent are found, Wisconsin, where 17 percent are found and Michigan, where 15 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 36 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Wertsch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wertsch has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wertsch last name rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wertsch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wertsch are 41.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 88.24% registered to vote for the political party.

Wertsch earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.47% less than the national average, earning $42,946 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wertch920/
Wärtsch8613/
Wertche861/
Weirtch861/
Werstch861/
Werth8314,027/
Werts833,341/
Werch83214/
Beirtsch801/
Berthsch801/
Beartsch801/
Berttsch800/
Weerts773,733/
Wuerth77594/
Wierts77487/
Bertch77464/
Wuerch77328/
Woerts77133/
Werths77128/
Wierth7798/
Waerts7787/
Werthe7775/
Weerth7752/
Werche7744/
Weirch7719/
Weirts7716/
Wirtch7713/
Wearth7712/
Wyrtch7711/
Weirth7710/
Bertsh7710/
Wuerts776/
Wertzs774/
Wearts772/
Weurth772/
Vertch772/
Wertts771/
Wersts771/
Wearch770/
Wretch770/
Werchs770/
Wert736,960/
Werc7342/
Wörtche71108/
Birtsch7143/
Weyrech7116/
Weerdts7112/
Weirech714/
Wierths711/
Veartch710/
Wirtchs710/
Wirth6762,544/
Wertz6712,663/
Verts672,413/
Verch671,586/
Berch671,296/
Wirch67607/
Berts67587/
Worts67535/
Wirts67521/
Weert67458/
Verth67240/
Weart67223/
Wreth67140/
Wehrt67106/
Werdt6762/
Werte6753/
Wertt6749/
Wyrth6726/
Warts6720/
Wrech679/
Wiert679/
Wuert676/
Wercz674/
Werds672/
Wertx672/
Uerts671/
Wirtc670/
Wrets670/
Wyrch670/
Weirt670/
Birthsch670/
Bairtsch670/
Whert670/

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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 Wertsch
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