Werz Surname

172,362nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,496 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Werz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Werz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,9651:40,9705,393
Switzerland1901:43,2265,995
Iraq1101:318,3796,214
United States981:3,698,561204,970
Netherlands421:402,07642,431
Argentina331:1,295,25574,988
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
France31:22,140,907385,998
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Werz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Werz is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Werz.

How Common Is The Last Name Werz? popularity and diffusion

Werz is the 172,362nd most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,919,690 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Werz are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 87 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 1,965 people, or 1 in 40,970. In Germany Werz is most prevalent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 60 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 15 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent live. Besides Germany it exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 8 percent live and Iraq, where 4 percent live.

Werz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Werz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Werz last name increased 288 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Werz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Werz surname are 6.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.94% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Werz earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 47.42% more than the national average, earning $63,609 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.51% less than the national average, earning $40,985 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wertz8912,663/
Woerz89438/
Wuerz89275/
Wierz89234/
Wercz894/
Weirz891/
Werdz891/
Wherz891/
Wehrz890/
Weurz890/
Wer863,456/
Wez86254/
Wiertz801,532/
Wuertz801,430/
Woertz80325/
Weertz80226/
Weirtz8055/
Weartz8049/
Wiercz8018/
Werdtz805/
Wertzs804/
Wertze801/
Werstz801/
Werhtz800/
Werrtz800/
Wherdz800/
Weir7568,544/
Were7558,438/
Wehr7510,278/
Wear758,990/
Wirz757,480/
Wier754,266/
Wörz753,645/
Weer751,111/
Werr75736/
Weiz75612/
Wesz75230/
Warz75158/
Uerz7594/
Hwer7589/
Wuer7567/
Wher7559/
Worz7544/
Werc7542/
Werh7538/
Wejr7530/
Weez7525/
Weyr7520/
Verz7513/
Weaz755/
Weur753/
Wecz753/
Weyz751/
Vwez751/
Wezh751/
Wrez751/
Wwer751/
Hwez751/
Werzowa7312/
Wirtz6727,523/
Weisz6710,275/
Weere676,221/
Werts673,341/
Weare671,983/
Werre671,045/
Hwere67943/
Vertz67834/
Whear67529/
Wortz67401/
Wiehr67221/
Werch67214/
Wyrtz67146/
Berzs67143/
Vercz67141/
Weire67125/
Werpp67111/
Wehrt67106/
Wörtz6796/
Uertz6784/
Wåger6774/
Verzì6770/
Wiesz6766/
Wuehr6759/
Wheir6757/
Wartz6752/
Wertt6749/
Where6741/
Wearp6734/
Wirzt6717/
Weyre6715/
Wuerr6714/
Hwier6713/
Wärtz679/
Wrecz679/
Wuher677/
Weirr676/
Whier676/
Wircz674/
Weihr673/
Werhs673/
Werhe673/
Wheez673/
Weicz673/
Verzh672/
Wordz672/
Werds672/
We're672/
Wertx672/
Wehre672/
Wethr672/
Beirz672/
Berdz671/
Witrz671/
Wretz671/
Worrz671/
Wirdz671/
Wierh671/
Weahr671/
Werph671/
Whehr671/
Weitr671/
Wejre671/
Wheer671/
Wherr671/
Wherh671/
Wearh671/
Wouer671/
Hweez671/
Wejsz671/
Warcz671/
Berzz671/
Wierr671/
Verxz671/
Werrr671/
Hweer671/
Wehrr670/
Wearr670/
Wirrz670/

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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 Werz
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