Wuerst Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Wuerst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wuerst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:32,950,812797,015
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wuerst Last Name Facts

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

Wuerst is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wuerst? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,391,485th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Wuerst are found; 85 percent are found in North America and 85 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Wuerst is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States Wuerst is mostly found in: Washington, where 73 percent are found, Oregon, where 18 percent are found and Louisiana, where 9 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 8 percent are found and Germany, where 8 percent are found.

Wuerst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wuerst has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wuerst last name expanded 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wuerst Last Name Statistics demography

Wuerst earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 95.18% more than the national average, earning $84,219 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wurst917,681/
Werst911,034/
Wurszt83175/
Huerst8315/
Wierst8313/
Woerst838/
Werste835/
Wersts831/
Werstz831/
Wuersh830/
Whurst830/
Wuirst830/
Wers80323/
Uers806/
Wuersch77141/
Weierst776/
Wurscht770/
Bowerst770/
Worst732,332/
Weers732,318/
Wears731,349/
Wiers731,215/
Wehrs731,000/
Berst73938/
Verst73630/
Weirs73168/
Werse73124/
Ouers7371/
Vurst7345/
Wersh7311/
Wirst738/
Warst734/
Whers734/
Würst734/
Werss732/
Wyrst731/
Weyrs731/
Wärst731/
Huers731/
Weurs731/
Werås731/
Wörst731/
Werstová713/
Weyhorst710/
Wayhurst710/
Wersch67355/
Wuerch67328/
Vaerst67144/
Bourst67133/
Wehrse6780/
Waarst6767/
Wieërs6745/
Whiers6737/
Vuurst6736/
Buirst6729/
Wiehrs6722/
Bersht6715/
Huerse6712/
Wierzt678/
Wirsth676/
Würszt676/
Wehers673/
Vouers672/
Bearst672/
Beerst672/
Ouerse672/
Worsth671/
Vurrst671/
Vweirs671/
Vwiers671/
Wierrs671/
Wiersh671/
Wershe671/
Weirse671/
Berszt671/
Worszt671/
Warszt671/
Warstd671/
Hweers671/
Weysrs671/
Wercht671/
Wirste670/
Weihrs670/
Weerss670/
Vierst670/
Wearsh670/
Wettrs670/
Wearse670/
Whirst670/

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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 Wuerst
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