Wurster Surname
Approximately 9,538 people bear this surname
Wurster Surname Definition:
V. Worcester.
Wurster Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 5,563 | 1:14,472 | 1,886 |
| United States | 3,423 | 1:105,889 | 11,626 |
| Canada | 129 | 1:285,625 | 26,641 |
| Switzerland | 111 | 1:73,990 | 8,709 |
| Brazil | 59 | 1:3,628,379 | 101,412 |
| Poland | 45 | 1:844,639 | 65,213 |
| Slovakia | 42 | 1:127,058 | 23,432 |
| France | 37 | 1:1,795,209 | 158,669 |
| Australia | 28 | 1:964,132 | 57,058 |
| Netherlands | 20 | 1:844,359 | 60,801 |
| Austria | 20 | 1:425,772 | 43,235 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 1:905,665 | 45,114 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 349 | 1:143,893 | 13,487 |
The alternate forms: Würster (3) are calculated separately.
Wurster Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
V. Worcester.
(English) One who came from Worcester (Roman fort of the Wigoran tribe), in Worcestershire.
(German) One who made and sold sausage.
Wurster Demographics
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Wurster Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wurster Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wurster has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Würster. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wurster? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wurster is the 53,521st most numerous surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 764,054 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Wurster are found; 60 percent are found in Western Europe and 60 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 5,563 people, or 1 in 14,472. In Germany Wurster is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 83 percent reside, Bavaria, where 6 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Germany it is found in 38 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.
Wurster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wurster has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name 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 bearing the Wurster last name are 22.6% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.37% being registered with 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Würster | 95 | 3 | / |
| Whurster | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wurstter | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wursster | 93 | 0 | / |
| Wourster | 93 | 0 | / |
| Worster | 86 | 2,369 | / |
| Burster | 86 | 168 | / |
| Vurster | 86 | 9 | / |
| Wirster | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wursterová | 82 | 33 | / |
| Wursterova | 82 | 11 | / |
| Woorster | 80 | 15 | / |
| Woerster | 80 | 7 | / |
| Worsteer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Worszter | 80 | 0 | / |
| Worrster | 80 | 0 | / |
| Worsther | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bürster | 71 | 49 | / |
| Voerster | 67 | 78 | / |
| Vorshter | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vorsteer | 67 | 1 | / |
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