Wurn Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Wurn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wurn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1341:2,704,917162,137
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Wurn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wurn occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wurn? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wurn is the 1,415,499th most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 47,631,019 people. Wurn is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Wurn reside; 81 percent reside in North America and 81 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 134 people, or 1 in 2,704,917. In The United States it is most frequent in: Michigan, where 40 percent are found, Washington, where 13 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found. Aside from The United States it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 9 percent are found and Argentina, where 1 percent are found.

Wurn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wurn has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 6,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wurn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wurn are 11.93% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.7% being registered to vote for the party.

Wurn earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.76% more than the national average, earning $52,106 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wurin89223/
Wurne8977/
Wuren8969/
Wuirn893/
Wurnt891/
Wuern891/
Waurn891/
Wureng8077/
Waurin8017/
Waurén801/
Wauren801/
Weurne800/
Wurzen800/
Wurren800/
Whuren800/
Burn7513,557/
Worn75630/
Vurn754/
Wirn753/
Wurring7373/
Weuring7367/
Wautrin735/
Wautren730/
Burin674,601/
Bourn673,653/
Buren672,576/
Wirén67976/
Buryn67677/
Wiren67635/
Burén67314/
Wurim67304/
Worin67162/
Woren67132/
Wirin67102/
Woern6799/
Buyrn6748/
Vuren6746/
Worén6735/
Woryn6728/
Burín6713/
Wurem6713/
Vurin679/
Vuryn676/
Baurn676/
Burnn676/
Vourn674/
Wiern674/
Wirèn672/
Hburn671/
Burnh671/
Buurn671/
Vuern671/
Vurrn671/
Buirn671/
Whorn671/
Burhn671/
Vuhrn670/

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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 Wurn
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