Wurzinger Surname

178,121st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,399 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Wurzinger Surname User-submission:

This is an Austrian-German surname, denoting a person that came from Wurzing (place where spices and herbs were grown), in Styria.

Wurzinger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria1,8751:4,542496
Germany3431:234,71025,927
United States1111:3,265,396186,924
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
England21:27,859,030389,889
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Malta11:430,2723,380
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Würzinger (556) are calculated separately.

Wurzinger Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is an Austrian-German surname, denoting a person that came from Wurzing (place where spices and herbs were grown), in Styria.

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Wurzinger Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wurzinger is found most in Austria. It can be found as: Würzinger. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wurzinger? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 178,121st most frequent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,037,743 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Wurzinger reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Wurzinger is most prevalent in Austria, where it is held by 1,875 people, or 1 in 4,542. In Austria Wurzinger is most numerous in: Styria, where 39 percent reside, Upper Austria, where 18 percent reside and Lower Austria, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Austria Wurzinger exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Wurzinger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wurzinger has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wurzinger last name grew 2,220 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wurzinger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wurzinger are 17.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wurzinger earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 213.5% more than the national average, earning R 744,996 per year; in United States they earn 11.77% less than the national average, earning $38,072 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.14% less than the national average, earning $49,116 CAD per year.

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