Werver Surname

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

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Werver Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Werver Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France201:3,321,136213,627
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Werver Last Name Facts

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

The last name Werver is found most frequently in France. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Werver.

How Common Is The Last Name Werver? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,017,195th most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The last name Werver is predominantly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Werver are found; 74 percent are found in Western Europe and 48 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Werver is most frequently occurring in France, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 3,321,136. In France Werver is primarily concentrated in: Grand Est, where 100 percent reside. Excluding France it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 26 percent reside and Nigeria, where 10 percent reside.

Werver Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Werver has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Werver last name decreased 82 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wearver925/
Waerver922/
Wierver921/
Verver831,515/
Berver83270/
Werwer83201/
Warver833/
Worver830/
Verveer77680/
Vervier77602/
Verveur77106/
Ververt775/
Hverver771/
Ververd771/
Ververe771/
Bervear770/
Berveer770/
Verveart711/
Bearvear711/
Wherwher711/
Vervierr711/
Berber6740,442/
Varver6712/
Uerber672/
Beruer672/
Vervir671/
Virver671/
Vorver670/
Birver670/

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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 Werver
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