Würmli Surname

527,543rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 614 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Würmli Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Würmli Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland6071:13,5302,238
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Wurmli (75) are calculated separately.

Würmli Last Name Facts

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

The surname Würmli is found in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Wurmli. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Würmli? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 527,543rd most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 11,868,967 people. The last name Würmli occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Würmli are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Würmli is most commonly used in Switzerland, where it is carried by 607 people, or 1 in 13,530. In Switzerland it is mostly concentrated in: Canton of Zürich, where 44 percent live, Canton of St Gallen, where 18 percent live and Canton of Aargau, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Switzerland it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wurmli9475/
Würmle8319/
Wormli8312/
Wuermli7736/
Wormly6787/
Würmüller6727/
Wurmle677/
Wirmle670/
Wührmüller6318/
Wormley622,231/
Virmlai623/
Wormlee622/
Wormluy621/
Wuermle620/
Wurmley620/
Wormelle578/
Woormley571/
Woermley570/
Burmly501/
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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 Würmli
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