Virshits Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Virshits Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Virshits Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus751:126,68118,297
Russia281:5,147,252226,919

Virshits Last Name Facts

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

Virshits (Russian: Виршиц) is found most in Belarus. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Virshits? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,817,111th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 70,752,873 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Virshits are found; 77 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 77 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

It is most numerous in Belarus, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 126,681. In Belarus Virshits is most numerous in: Minsk Region, where 52 percent are found, Minsk, where 24 percent are found and Mogilev Region, where 20 percent are found. Not including Belarus this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Russia, where 27 percent are found.

Virshits Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Virshitsh941/
Virsits936/
Versits8067/
Virshich75354/
Vyrshyts753/
Fershits751/
Verschitz7160/
Versitsch717/
Virsic712/
Versics6780/
Versitz6765/
Virgets6730/
Fairsheets6715/
Viršitš6712/
Verschetse6710/
Wersits6710/
Vergits678/
Birzits672/
Virsich671/

Virshits Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Virshits in the Russian language
Виршицvirsic-

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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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  • 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 Virshits
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