Wurges Surname

841,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 327 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
France

Wurges Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wurges Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1951:1,097,81738,391
France1071:620,77381,454
United States221:16,475,406557,260
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Würges (280) are calculated separately.

Wurges Last Name Facts

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

Wurges is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Würges. For other possible spellings of Wurges click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wurges? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 841,044th most widely held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 22,286,073 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Wurges live; 60 percent live in South America and 60 percent live in Luso-South America.

The last name Wurges is most common in Brazil, where it is held by 195 people, or 1 in 1,097,817. In Brazil Wurges is most numerous in: Santa Catarina, where 97 percent live, Paraná, where 2 percent live and Goiás, where 1 percent live. Excluding Brazil this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in France, where 33 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Wurges Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wurges has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wurges surname increased 275 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wurges Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wurges last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% being registered with the party.

Wurges earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.43% more than the national average, earning $45,925 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Würges94280/
Wuerges92212/
Wurgess925/
Wurgues921/
Wurge913/
Wures910/
Wuergges861/
Burges832,284/
Wirges831,605/
Worges8364/
Wutres8338/
Wurger8311/
Wourge833/
Vurges832/
Burgess77173,071/
Bourges774,615/
Worgess77108/
Burghes7779/
Burdges7763/
Burgees7742/
Vurgess7732/
Wierges7728/
Worghes7712/
Vurgese779/
Wourgis778/
Vurgest777/
Burgges775/
Wutress773/
Burrges771/
Wuitres771/
Wureits771/
Wurries771/
Wutrzes771/
Vurgues771/
Wureshe771/
Wirgges771/
Wurgher771/
Beurges771/
Burtges770/
Burge7323,178/
Bures733,048/
Wores7349/
Worge7325/
Wursé735/
Wuris733/
Wursa732/
Vurge731/
Wurse731/
Würge731/
Wurce730/
Wurga730/
Wursy730/
Wursi730/
Bourghes71108/
Bourgies7121/
Burghess7113/
Bourgeys7111/
Burrgess7110/
Burdgess7110/
Burgeess714/
Bourgess713/
Burgesss712/
Buirgess712/
Burgesch711/
Vourgeis711/
Vurghese711/
Wourgiss711/
Wourguis711/
Burdge672,508/
Buresh672,023/
Bourge671,159/
Burgis671,136/
Burres67780/
Baures67661/
Burgey67382/
Buress67293/
Wurche67272/
Virges67256/
Wories67193/
Vurgeç67175/
Boures67152/
Buries67121/
Buirge67106/
Burces6764/
Vaures6750/
Buresz6734/
Burjes6726/
Wurcer6711/
Buires6711/
Beures6711/
Vurgec678/
Worgie677/
Burgge676/
Burghe675/
Wursih675/
Vurger674/
Woress674/
Vaurghese674/
Worres673/
Worgue673/
Vourgeois672/
Vuresh672/
Wourguiss672/
Bureis671/
Burgeh671/
Vuress671/
Vurets671/
Vurgie671/
Vurgis671/
Wuirga671/
Worgea671/
Wourje671/
Woursi671/
Wourze671/
Würzge671/
Burgès671/
Burgés671/
Burejs671/
Bureys671/
Wouris671/
Wirgis671/
Burhes670/
Burgys670/
Wurser670/
Burses670/
Burees670/
Vuries670/
Bureas670/
Waurse670/
Wuretz670/
Buyres670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wurges
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