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

The last name Virshits (Russian: Виршиц) is carried by more people in Belarus than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Virshits.

How Common Is The Last Name Virshits? popularity and diffusion

Virshits is the 1,817,111th most frequently occurring family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. The surname Virshits is primarily found in Europe, where 77 percent of Virshits live; 77 percent live in Eastern Europe and 77 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Belarus, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 126,681. In Belarus it is most common in: Minsk Region, where 52 percent reside, Minsk, where 24 percent reside and Mogilev Region, where 20 percent reside. Aside from Belarus this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Russia, where 27 percent reside.

Virshits Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly 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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  • 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 Virshits
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