Wurd Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Iraq

Wurd Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wurd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Wurd Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wurd is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wurd? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 33 percent of Wurd live; 33 percent live in North America and 33 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 80,505,459. In Germany it is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 100 percent reside. Not including Germany this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 33 percent reside.

Wurd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wurd has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wurd last name decreased 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wurdz891/
Wur86184/
Word7510,659/
Wour7510,052/
Burd759,222/
Wurz752,868/
Wurr75631/
Wure75113/
Whur7558/
Wuhr7552/
Waur7544/
Wird7524/
Wurt7512/
Vurd754/
Weur753/
Wurp751/
Wuyr751/
Wuir750/
Wurth674,849/
Wurts67551/
Woord67325/
Burdt67236/
Bourd67227/
Woure67144/
Waure67142/
Whurr67117/
Woerd6762/
Wahur6759/
Buird6730/
Wierd6711/
Baurd679/
Wurcz677/
Wuert676/
Buyrd675/
Wuire673/
Burdh672/
Wuhyr671/
Wuhrh671/
Wurte671/
Wirdt671/
Vujrd671/
Weure671/
Whure670/
Burrd670/
Worrd670/
Wutrz670/
Beurd670/
Wordt670/
Wurtt670/
Wourt670/
Weurz670/

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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 Wurd
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