Wurth Surname

97,826th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,849 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Wurth Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wurth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,7971:44,8005,874
United States1,7661:205,24320,140
France4151:160,05524,882
Austria1501:56,7708,881
Australia1311:206,07420,044
Brazil871:2,460,62575,139
Chile851:207,2536,537
Netherlands761:222,20029,701
Luxembourg681:8,5371,349
South Africa651:833,50355,653
Croatia521:81,31913,910
Uruguay441:77,9948,034
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Burkina Faso51:3,670,42019,318
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England31:18,572,686338,250
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1211:415,03030,604

The alternate forms: Würth (3,864) & Wűrth (1) are calculated separately.

Wurth (28) may also be a first name.

Wurth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wurth is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Würth or Wűrth. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wurth? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wurth is the 97,826th most commonly used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,502,897 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Wurth live; 52 percent live in Western Europe and 43 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,994,417th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 28 people.

Wurth is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 1,797 people, or 1 in 44,800. In Germany it is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 51 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 37 percent reside and Bavaria, where 5 percent reside. Beside Germany this surname occurs in 41 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent reside and France, where 9 percent reside.

Wurth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wurth has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wurth surname expanded 1,460 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wurth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wurth surname are 31.5% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 78.27% being registered to vote for the political party.

Wurth earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.14% more than the national average, earning $45,800 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Würth933,864/
Wűrth931/
Wuerth91594/
Wurthe919/
Weurth912/
Wuurth911/
Wourth910/
Wuirth910/
Wurtch910/
Wurt8912/
Wirth8062,544/
Wurts80551/
Wuert806/
Vurth803/
Wurte801/
Wourt800/
Wurtt800/
Woerth73498/
Wierth7398/
Wourte7315/
Vourth731/
Woorth731/
Waurtz731/
Wirtht731/
Wordth731/
Burdth730/
Wwirth730/
Wurrtz730/
Wusrtz730/
Wuirtz730/
Burt6763,434/
Wirt674,361/
Wort671,597/
Würt678/
Vurt673/
Wurd673/
Vourthe671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wurth
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