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 occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Würt. For other possible spellings of Wurt click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wurt? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Wurt reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States Wurt is primarily found in: Michigan, where 33 percent are found, Indiana, where 17 percent are found and New Jersey, where 17 percent are found. Excluding The United States Wurt exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 25 percent are found and Australia, where 17 percent are found.

Wurt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wurt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wurt surname declined 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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