Wörn Surname

530,215th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 610 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wörn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wörn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6011:133,95316,317
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Worn (630) are calculated separately.

Wörn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wörn is found most in Germany. It may be found as a variant: Worn. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wörn.

How Common Is The Last Name Wörn? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wörn is the 530,215th most prevalent family name on earth, held by around 1 in 11,946,797 people. The surname Wörn occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Wörn live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Wörn is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 601 people, or 1 in 133,953. In Germany it is most numerous in: Baden-Württemberg, where 73 percent reside, Hesse, where 9 percent reside and Bavaria, where 6 percent reside. Other than Germany this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 1 percent reside and Switzerland, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Worn92630/
Wörne8998/
Wöhrn8988/
Wöhren809/
Warn752,871/
Wern751,380/
Wärn75714/
Wöhring732/
Warin674,699/
Waren671,285/
Waern67670/
Weren67395/
Whern67184/
Worin67162/
Woren67132/
Werin67122/
Woern6799/
Währn6782/
Warén6775/
Wärnå6773/
Worén6735/
Werrn6729/
Woryn6728/
Wernø6719/
Wernh6716/
Wahrn6715/
Warrn6713/
Börnå6713/
Börén676/
Börün675/
Wehrn675/
Wuirn673/
Vörén672/
Whorn671/
Warín671/
Weern671/
Hwern671/
Wuern671/
Wernn670/
Warnn670/
Wharn670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wörn
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