Wuersten Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Wuersten Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
Wuersten Demographics
Average Wuersten Salary in
United States
$84,219 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wuersten Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wuersten Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wuersten occurs in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wuersten? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,665,662nd most numerous surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Wuersten live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 48 percent live in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most widely held in Switzerland, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 547,528. In Switzerland it is most common in: Canton of Aargau, where 53 percent are found, Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 27 percent are found and Canton of Valais, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Switzerland Wuersten occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 17 percent are found.
Wuersten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wuersten has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 20 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wuersten Last Name Statistics demography
Wuersten 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wursten | 93 | 661 | / |
| Wersten | 93 | 48 | / |
| Wurstten | 88 | 38 | / |
| Wehrsten | 88 | 15 | / |
| Weirsten | 88 | 9 | / |
| Werstien | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wäjersten | 82 | 4 | / |
| Wehrstien | 82 | 3 | / |
| Weirstien | 82 | 0 | / |
| Würsten | 80 | 434 | / |
| Bersten | 80 | 49 | / |
| Versten | 80 | 47 | / |
| Werstyn | 80 | 8 | / |
| Werstén | 80 | 7 | / |
| Wirsten | 80 | 6 | / |
| Werstin | 80 | 3 | / |
| Warsten | 80 | 0 | / |
| Worsten | 80 | 0 | / |
| Werstem | 80 | 0 | / |
| Verstaen | 75 | 522 | / |
| Werstink | 75 | 4 | / |
| Bersteen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Versteen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bershten | 75 | 0 | / |
| Vuursteen | 71 | 72 | / |
| Bejersten | 71 | 34 | / |
| Øverstuen | 71 | 11 | / |
| Veerstaen | 71 | 4 | / |
| Verstin | 67 | 185 | / |
| Verstyn | 67 | 68 | / |
| Vorsten | 67 | 27 | / |
| Byrsten | 67 | 14 | / |
| Bürsten | 67 | 7 | / |
| Birsten | 67 | 5 | / |
| Berstin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Houersting | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wirstem | 67 | 0 | / |
| Varsten | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wuersten
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