Wurmer Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wurmer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wurmer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1331:605,30448,487
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Würmer (85) are calculated separately.

Wurmer Last Name Facts

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

Wurmer is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Würmer. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wurmer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,518,885th most frequent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 53,193,766 people. Wurmer occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Wurmer live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 133 people, or 1 in 605,304. In Germany it is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 95 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 5 percent reside. Other than Germany Wurmer exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Thailand, where 1 percent reside.

Wurmer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wurmer has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 40 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Würmer9485/
Wuermer922/
Wurmesr921/
Wormer83837/
Burmer83310/
Wirmer8399/
Vurmer831/
Woermer7750/
Bourmer7739/
Wiermer7718/
Burmmer772/
Woormer770/
Vürmer6712/
Virmer6710/
Burmir679/
Vormeer6288/
Vormehr6253/
Vormier621/
Vorzmer621/
Vorhmer620/
Voormeer5725/
Wiermyhr5715/
Wiermayr579/
Virmir501/

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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 Wurmer
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