Wurner Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Wurner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wurner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

The alternate forms: Würner (59) are calculated separately.

Wurner Last Name Facts

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

Wurner is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Würner. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wurner? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,730,171st most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name Wurner is mostly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Wurner are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Wurner is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 13,940,728. In The United States Wurner is mostly concentrated in: California, where 15 percent reside, Missouri, where 15 percent reside and Louisiana, where 12 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Norway, where 7 percent reside.

Wurner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wurner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wurner last name contracted 49 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wurner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wurner are 38.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 85.71% registered with the political party.

Wurner earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.3% more than the national average, earning $51,477 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Würner9459/
Wurzner9228/
Wuerner926/
Waurnier863/
Wuerrner861/
Burner834,173/
Worner832,027/
Wirner8396/
Vurner830/
Woerner774,736/
Bourner771,169/
Würzner77252/
Burnner7725/
Wornner777/
Wierner775/
Whorner772/
Burhner772/
Worrner771/
Wornier771/
Vaurner771/
Baurner770/
Burrner770/
Burneer770/
Whirner770/
Woorner770/
Burnerh770/
Wirnhier7119/
Burinner710/
Woernner710/
Bürner67342/
Würnerová671/
Wirnir670/
Voerner6221/
Vierner621/
Virnier620/
Burnoir620/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wurner
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