Würgler Surname

409,925th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 852 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Würgler Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Würgler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland8001:10,2661,682
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Norway111:467,48139,375
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Wurgler (506) are calculated separately.

Würgler Last Name Facts

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

The last name Würgler is found most frequently in Switzerland. It may also be found as a variant: Wurgler. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Würgler? popularity and diffusion

Würgler is the 409,925th most widespread family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 8,553,458 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Würgler are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 92 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Switzerland, where it is held by 800 people, or 1 in 10,266. In Switzerland Würgler is most frequent in: Canton of Zürich, where 31 percent live, Canton of Aargau, where 25 percent live and Canton of Bern, where 22 percent live. Not including Switzerland it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 2 percent live and Germany, where 2 percent live.

Würgler Last Name Statistics demography

Würgler earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 10.86% more than the national average, earning 383,648 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wurgler95506/
Bürgler861,968/
Wirgler86176/
Worgler860/
Würglerová821/
Wuergler80152/
Woergler800/
Bürgle7790/
Burgler71330/
Virgler7165/
Wurgley7134/
Beurgler672/
Burghler671/
Virgle6240/
Burggeller590/
Virgille5398/
Virgelle531/

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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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  • 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 Würgler
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