Wurker Surname

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

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Wurker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wurker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397

The alternate forms: Würker (526) are calculated separately.

Wurker Last Name Facts

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

Wurker occurs most in Scotland. It may occur in the variant forms: Würker. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wurker? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,485,539th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. Wurker occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Wurker reside; 47 percent reside in Northern Europe and 47 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly used in Scotland, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 356,921. In Scotland Wurker is most prevalent in: Argyll and Bute, where 100 percent live. Outside of Scotland Wurker occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 28 percent live and Canada, where 19 percent live.

Wurker Last Name Statistics demography

Wurker earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 3.16% less than the national average, earning $48,111 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Würker94526/
Wuerker92143/
Wurcker9274/
Wurke910/
Worker83281/
Wirker8384/
Wurcer8311/
Wurrke831/
Waurke831/
Wurzke831/
Würkert7735/
Wircker7729/
Wurcher7715/
Buråker7712/
Wiråker7710/
Burkejr773/
Vuerker771/
Bourker771/
Wierker770/
Worke7356,550/
Würke7337/
Vurke733/
Wurka731/
Wurce730/
Burkhear711/
Bourkejr711/
Würckert711/
Wierkher711/
Burkheir710/
Workie6751,805/
Buhrke67470/
Workey67336/
Bürker67313/
Wurche67272/
Burkee67176/
Vurkır67170/
Vurcer67104/
Vurkes6754/
Burkei6729/
Virker6717/
Burkhe6713/
Vurcke6711/
Wurzki672/
Burrke672/
Burgke671/
Woerke671/
Wourka671/
Burkej671/
Workea671/
Workee671/
Workei671/
Beurke670/
Baurke670/

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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 Wurker
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