Wörz Surname

124,979th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,645 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wörz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wörz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,2821:24,5293,257
Austria3311:25,7264,055
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Worz (44) are calculated separately.

Wörz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wörz is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Worz. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wörz? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 124,979th most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,999,327 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Wörz are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Wörz is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 3,282 people, or 1 in 24,529. In Germany it is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 67 percent reside, Bavaria, where 26 percent reside and Hesse, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Germany this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 9 percent reside and Switzerland, where 1 percent reside.

Wörz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wörz has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Worz9244/
Wörtz8996/
Werz752,496/
Wöhr751,297/
Warz75158/
Wöre751/
Wörd751/
Wörzová731/
Wertz6712,663/
Woerz67438/
Wortz67401/
Wuerz67275/
Börtz6784/
Wartz6752/
Wärtz679/
Börcz677/
Wercz674/
Wordz672/
Warcz671/
Wherz671/
Werdz671/
Worrz671/
Weurz670/
Wehrz670/

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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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  • 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 Wörz
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