Wurt Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Wurt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wurt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

The alternate forms: Würt (8) are calculated separately.

Wurt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wurt is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be found as a variant: Würt. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wurt? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,587,209th most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. Wurt is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Wurt live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Wurt is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States Wurt is most numerous in: Michigan, where 33 percent reside, Indiana, where 17 percent reside and New Jersey, where 17 percent reside. Aside from The United States it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 25 percent reside and Australia, where 17 percent reside.

Wurt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wurt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wurt surname decreased 57 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Würt928/
Wurth894,849/
Wurts89551/
Wuert896/
Wurte891/
Wourt890/
Wurtt890/
Wuerth80594/
Wourte8015/
Wurthe809/
Weurth802/
Wuurth801/
Waurtz801/
Wurrtz800/
Wourth800/
Wuirtz800/
Wusrtz800/
Wuirth800/
Wurtch800/
Burt7563,434/
Wirt754,361/
Wort751,597/
Vurt753/
Wurd753/
Wirth6762,544/
Würtz673,941/
Würth673,864/
Burtt672,451/
Bourt67243/
Burdt67236/
Woort67164/
Wirht67154/
Buhrt6766/
Vurts6759/
Woert6738/
Whirt6730/
Wirtt6725/
Wortt6716/
Wiert679/
Wurcz677/
Würts675/
Worht673/
Whort673/
Vurth673/
Baurt672/
Buirt672/
Vurtz672/
Wurdz671/
Beurt671/
Worrt671/
Wirdt671/
Wűrth671/
Vurte671/
Wordt670/
Burrt670/

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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
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  • 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 Wurt
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