Wertz Surname

41,280th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,663 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belgium

Wertz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wertz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,1571:32,4874,057
Belgium5391:21,3303,297
Germany4731:170,20220,054
Argentina1431:298,90523,873
Canada741:497,91342,460
Netherlands681:248,34131,935
Brazil621:3,452,81297,678
Poland421:904,97068,062
France281:2,372,240182,981
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
England31:18,572,686338,250
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
China21:683,660,78330,601
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2761:22,0642,774

Wertz (25) may also be a first name.

Wertz Last Name Facts

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

Wertz occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Wertz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wertz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wertz is the 41,280th most commonly held last name globally, held by around 1 in 575,499 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Wertz live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America. Wertz is also the 2,136,160th most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 25 people.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 11,157 people, or 1 in 32,487. In The United States it is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 23 percent are found, Ohio, where 7 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name exists in 37 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 4 percent are found and Germany, where 4 percent are found.

Wertz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wertz has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 490 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wertz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wertz surname are 20.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.61% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wertz earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 56.4% less than the national average, earning R 103,620 per year; in United States they earn 0.06% less than the national average, earning $43,121 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.9% less than the national average, earning $49,237 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiertz911,532/
Wuertz911,430/
Woertz91325/
Weertz91226/
Weirtz9155/
Weartz9149/
Werdtz915/
Wertzs914/
Werstz911/
Wertze911/
Werhtz910/
Werrtz910/
Werz892,496/
Wirtz8027,523/
Werts803,341/
Vertz80834/
Woerz80438/
Wortz80401/
Wuerz80275/
Wierz80234/
Wyrtz80146/
Wörtz8096/
Uertz8084/
Wartz8052/
Wärtz809/
Wercz804/
Wertx802/
Wherz801/
Werdz801/
Weirz801/
Wretz801/
Weurz800/
Wehrz800/
Weerts733,733/
Wierts73487/
Woerts73133/
Werths73128/
Waerts7387/
Wiercz7318/
Weirts7316/
Viertz7313/
Veirtz739/
Huertz738/
Wuerts736/
Wearts732/
Hwartz731/
Verrtz731/
Wersts731/
Wirtzs731/
Wertts731/
Waartz731/
Wherdz730/
Berrtz730/
Wiortz730/
Wertch730/
Wuirtz730/
Wirz677,480/
Wörz673,645/
Warz67158/
Wertsch67136/
Uerz6794/
Worz6744/
Werc6742/
Verz6713/
Weerdts6712/
Werzowa6712/
Weirtch671/
Wierths671/
Hÿbertz671/
Werstch671/
Wertche671/

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Wertz Reference & Research

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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 Wertz
  • 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