Wurst Surname
Approximately 7,681 people bear this surname
Wurst Surname Definition:
Most probably the same as the D. name Van Voorst; from vorst, a prince; or from Vorst, a village of Rhenish Prussia.
Wurst Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,076 | 1:117,835 | 12,683 |
| Germany | 2,959 | 1:27,207 | 3,596 |
| Australia | 626 | 1:43,124 | 5,480 |
| Austria | 337 | 1:25,268 | 3,992 |
| Hungary | 176 | 1:55,774 | 5,873 |
| Poland | 172 | 1:220,981 | 28,861 |
| Canada | 87 | 1:423,513 | 37,101 |
| Czechia | 50 | 1:212,669 | 30,259 |
| Argentina | 42 | 1:1,017,700 | 63,321 |
| Switzerland | 27 | 1:304,182 | 24,091 |
| Peru | 24 | 1:1,324,338 | 21,383 |
| France | 24 | 1:2,767,613 | 196,808 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 248 | 1:202,495 | 17,559 |
The alternate forms: Würst (4) are calculated separately.
Wurst (15) may also be a first name.
Wurst Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Most probably the same as the D. name Van Voorst; from vorst, a prince; or from Vorst, a village of Rhenish Prussia.
Wurst Demographics
Wurst Political Affiliation
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Wurst Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wurst Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wurst is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Würst. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wurst? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 65,043rd most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 948,776 people. The last name Wurst is mostly found in Europe, where 49 percent of Wurst live; 44 percent live in Western Europe and 43 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 15 people.
The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 3,076 people, or 1 in 117,835. In The United States Wurst is primarily found in: Minnesota, where 8 percent live, New Jersey, where 7 percent live and Ohio, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States it exists in 51 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 39 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.
Wurst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wurst has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wurst last name increased 1,240 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wurst Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Wurst surname are 24.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.21% being registered with the party.
The amount Wurst earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 164.36% more than the national average, earning S/. 51,246 per year; in United States they earn 4.58% more than the national average, earning $45,124 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.95% more than the national average, earning $52,140 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Würst | 93 | 4 | / |
| Wurszt | 91 | 175 | / |
| Wuerst | 91 | 13 | / |
| Wurstz | 91 | 1 | / |
| Whurst | 91 | 0 | / |
| Wuirst | 91 | 0 | / |
| Wurste | 91 | 0 | / |
| Wurscht | 83 | 0 | / |
| Worst | 80 | 2,332 | / |
| Burst | 80 | 1,212 | / |
| Vurst | 80 | 45 | / |
| Wirst | 80 | 8 | / |
| Wurstová | 77 | 61 | / |
| Wurstova | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bourst | 73 | 133 | / |
| Vuurst | 73 | 36 | / |
| Buirst | 73 | 29 | / |
| Wierst | 73 | 13 | / |
| Woerst | 73 | 8 | / |
| Wirsth | 73 | 6 | / |
| Würszt | 73 | 6 | / |
| Bursht | 73 | 3 | / |
| Vurrst | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woorst | 73 | 1 | / |
| Worszt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Worsth | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whirst | 73 | 0 | / |
| Vurste | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wursztová | 71 | 3 | / |
| Vurstová | 62 | 17 | / |
| Vurstova | 62 | 1 | / |
| Bürst | 60 | 104 | / |
| Vürst | 60 | 71 | / |
| Virst | 60 | 3 | / |
| Bursd | 60 | 1 | / |
| Voorst | 55 | 212 | / |
| Burrsd | 55 | 1 | / |
| Vierst | 55 | 0 | / |
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