Wurbach Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Wurbach Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wurbach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Würbach (36) are calculated separately.

Wurbach Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wurbach is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Würbach. For other potential spellings of Wurbach click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wurbach? popularity and diffusion

It is the 11,742,229th most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Wurbach occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Wurbach live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Wurbach is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 54,177,704. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 100 percent live. Excluding South Africa this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Würbach9536/
Wurzbach93501/
Wuirbach930/
Burbach864,986/
Worbach8623/
Wirbach862/
Wourbah861/
Wurbech860/
Wurba832/
Würzbach8051/
Wirrbach8015/
Bourbach8010/
Wierbach805/
Uhorbach801/
Burrbach801/
Burbauch800/
Buirbach800/
Baurbach800/
Wourba7739/
Burbah7725/
Wurzba774/
Bourbah71767/
Burbash714/
Wourbai711/
Worrbah711/
Worwach710/
Burba677,133/
Voorbach67157/
Worba6726/
Vierbach6724/
Vurba679/
Bourbahh674/

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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 Wurbach
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