Wurschke Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wurschke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wurschke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wurschke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wurschke occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Wurschke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wurschke? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wurschke is the 4,649,889th most frequent last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Wurschke are found; 50 percent are found in Western Europe and 50 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 8,945,051. In Germany Wurschke is primarily concentrated in: Saxony, where 78 percent live, Bremen, where 11 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 11 percent live. Aside from Germany this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 44 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wursche9322/
Wirschke88142/
Burschke881/
Worschke881/
Wierschke82284/
Wirshke8013/
Wirscke808/
Wurschi803/
Wirschky751/
Burske7150/
Worske7115/
Wirske713/
Wurzke711/
Wurska711/
Worsck710/
Virshke6715/
Wirszke6713/
Wierske6710/
Worskey671/
Wirskey670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wurschke
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