View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Wurz Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Wurz is borne by more people in Austria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Würz or Wűrz. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wurz? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Wurz is the 153,300^th most frequently held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,540,985 people. Wurz is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Wurz are found; 60 percent are found in Western Europe and 59 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most common in Austria, where it is borne by 845 people, or 1 in 10,077. In Austria Wurz is mostly concentrated in: Lower Austria, where 46 percent reside, Vienna, where 40 percent reside and Upper Austria, where 9 percent reside. Other than Austria it occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 28 percent reside and The United States, where 22 percent reside.

Wurz Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Wurz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wurz surname rose 574 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wurz Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Wurz surname are 18.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.47% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wurz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 74.99% less than the national average, earning S/. 4,849 per year; in South Africa they earn 51.04% more than the national average, earning R 358,932 per year; in United States they earn 1.26% less than the national average, earning $42,606 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.62% less than the national average, earning $46,891 CAD per year.