Würger Surname

515,938th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 632 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Würger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Würger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4501:178,90120,943
Austria1521:56,0238,768
Switzerland291:283,20422,806
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Wurger (11) are calculated separately.

Würger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Würger occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Wurger. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Würger? popularity and diffusion

Würger is the 515,938th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 11,530,927 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Würger reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 100 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Würger is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 450 people, or 1 in 178,901. In Germany Würger is most common in: Baden-Württemberg, where 39 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 30 percent reside and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 8 percent reside. Other than Germany Würger exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 24 percent reside and Switzerland, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wurger9411/
Würgert924/
Würge911/
Würinger8640/
Bürger8319,460/
Wührer83863/
Würzer83374/
Würges83280/
Würrer83214/
Worger83202/
Wirger8329/
Würzge831/
Würgerová801/
Würcher77134/
Wuerger7784/
Wurgher771/
Wierger770/
Wurgert770/
Bürge731,609/
Bürer73257/
Wurge733/
Wirer732/
Wurer731/
Wirge731/
Würscher7124/
Burger67109,400/
Wurzer676,587/
Bührer673,543/
Wirrer67550/
Wuhrer67331/
Wurier6790/
Vorger6780/
Bürzer6748/
Wircer6747/
Worzer6739/
Virger6731/
Bürçer6729/
Worser6714/
Wurcer6711/
Wurrer679/
Vurger674/
Bűrger673/
Wirzer672/
Wihrer671/
Wirgge671/
Wirear670/
Wurser670/
Wirrge670/
Wirser670/

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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
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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 Würger
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