Wurster Surname

53,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,538 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wurster Surname Definition:

V. Worcester.

Wurster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,5631:14,4721,886
United States3,4231:105,88911,626
Canada1291:285,62526,641
Switzerland1111:73,9908,709
Brazil591:3,628,379101,412
Poland451:844,63965,213
Slovakia421:127,05823,432
France371:1,795,209158,669
Australia281:964,13257,058
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Austria201:425,77243,235
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
England51:11,143,612252,590
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3491:143,89313,487

The alternate forms: Würster (3) are calculated separately.

Wurster Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Worcester.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Worcester (Roman fort of the Wigoran tribe), in Worcestershire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(German) One who made and sold sausage.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Wurster Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wurster is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Würster. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wurster? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wurster is the 53,521st most commonly occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 764,054 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Wurster live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Wurster is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 5,563 people, or 1 in 14,472. In Germany it is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 83 percent live, Bavaria, where 6 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 2 percent live. Excluding Germany it is found in 38 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Wurster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wurster has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wurster surname grew 981 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wurster Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wurster surname are 22.6% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.37% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wurster earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 68.73% less than the national average, earning R 74,316 per year; in United States they earn 12.01% more than the national average, earning $48,333 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.23% more than the national average, earning $56,752 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Würster953/
Whurster931/
Wurstter931/
Wursster930/
Wourster930/
Worster862,369/
Burster86168/
Vurster869/
Wirster862/
Wursterová8233/
Wursterova8211/
Woorster8015/
Woerster807/
Worsteer801/
Worszter800/
Worrster800/
Worsther800/
Bürster7149/
Voerster6778/
Vorshter673/
Vorsteer671/

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