Wurbs Surname

767,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 371 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wurbs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wurbs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3121:258,03027,728
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Austria161:532,21549,801
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

The alternate forms: Würbs (9) are calculated separately.

Wurbs Last Name Facts

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

Wurbs is found most frequently in Germany. It may also be found as: Würbs. For other potential spellings of Wurbs click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wurbs? popularity and diffusion

It is the 767,694th most widespread surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 19,642,981 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Wurbs live; 89 percent live in Western Europe and 89 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Wurbs is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 312 people, or 1 in 258,030. In Germany Wurbs is most prevalent in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 25 percent reside, Saxony, where 14 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent reside. Barring Germany it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Austria, where 4 percent reside.

Wurbs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wurbs surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the party.

Wurbs earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.43% more than the national average, earning $58,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Würbs939/
Worbs801,343/
Wurps80140/
Vurbs8044/
Wirbs8030/
Burbs803/
Wurbsová775/
Wurpps731/
Worb6713/
Burb6710/
Wurv671/
Wurp671/
Vurbsová6239/
Bourb6014/
Baurb604/
Vűrbs603/
Worps603/
Burws603/
Vorbs602/
Burbė601/
Virbs601/
Burbh601/
Burps600/
Wirpsz552/

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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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  • 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 Wurbs
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