Wurfer Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wurfer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wurfer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Wurfer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wurfer is found most in Germany. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wurfer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,485,539th most widespread surname in the world, held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name Wurfer is mostly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Wurfer reside; 59 percent reside in Western Europe and 59 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Wurfer is most common in Germany, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 4,237,129. In Germany it is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 100 percent live. Not including Germany it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 38 percent live and Romania, where 3 percent live.

Wurfer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wurfer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wurfer last name grew 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wurfer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wurfer last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Wurfer earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wurfe911/
Wuerffer862/
Burfer83650/
Worfe7319/
Vurfe731/
Burfe731/
Burfeh6724/
Burfey6712/
Whorfe674/
Bourfe674/
Burfee672/
Burfei671/
Burffe671/
Bourhfir576/
Burfi5540/
Worfa551/
Burfaj5014/
Bourfi504/
Burphe501/
Burfai501/

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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 Wurfer
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