Virrels Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Virrels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Virrels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:1,505,89364,828
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770

Virrels Last Name Facts

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

The last name Virrels occurs most in England. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Virrels? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,185,033rd most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Virrels live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 1,505,893. In England it is primarily found in: West Sussex, where 46 percent live, Greater London, where 41 percent live and Dorset, where 11 percent live. Outside of England it occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 3 percent live.

Virrels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Virrels has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Virrels surname expanded 411 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Virrelles881/
Viorels8621/
Virelles80263/
Verrelst80247/
Verrells8041/
Virles773/
Vairelles75143/
Vierelles754/
Verrelles751/
Verelst713,857/
Virgils71134/
Wirelss711/
Berrels711/
Ferrels710/
Verrills6754/
Wirls6727/
Berrells6712/
Baireles671/
Verls671/
Verehlst671/
Vehrelst671/
Werrells671/
Furrells670/
Birls670/
Ferrells670/

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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 Virrels
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