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

Würger is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Wurger. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Würger? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 515,938th most commonly held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 11,530,927 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Würger live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Würger is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 450 people, or 1 in 178,901. In Germany Würger is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 39 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 30 percent reside and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this last name is found 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Würger
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