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

The last name Wurner is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Würner. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wurner? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,730,171st most widely held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Wurner reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Wurner is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 13,940,728. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 15 percent live, Missouri, where 15 percent live and Louisiana, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Norway, where 7 percent live.

Wurner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Wurner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wurner surname are 38.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 85.71% registered to vote for 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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