Whiers Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Whiers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whiers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:2,228,72284,230
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770

Whiers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whiers is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whiers? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,228,735th most widespread surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Whiers reside; 68 percent reside in Northern Europe and 68 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most widespread in England, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 2,228,722. In England Whiers is most frequent in: Cheshire, where 40 percent live, North Yorkshire, where 32 percent live and City of Bristol, where 12 percent live. Aside from England it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 30 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Whiers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Whiers has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Whiers surname expanded 278 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wohiers921/
Wiers911,215/
Whers914/
Wijers832,074/
Weiers83943/
Whyers83103/
Wieers8389/
Wierse8360/
Wieërs8345/
Wiehrs8322/
Wierst8313/
Wyhers837/
Whaers834/
Wehers833/
Vwiers831/
Wierrs831/
Wiersh831/
Wiyers830/
Wiears830/
Whirst830/
Wihers830/
Wers80323/
Wirs8051/
Weijers774,803/
Wiersch77564/
Wijgers77303/
Waijers77274/
Wijhers7782/
Huijers7775/
Weihers7732/
Behiers7724/
Weyhers779/
Weierst776/
Wiohers772/
Huieers771/
Wihgers771/
Weahers771/
Weiiers771/
Buhiers771/
Viers733,354/
Weers732,318/
Wyers731,599/
Wears731,349/
Wehrs731,000/
Biers73661/
Weirs73168/
Werse73124/
Wirsz7397/
Wihrs7335/
Wirse7322/
Wirås7316/
Wairs7313/
Wersh7311/
Wirst738/
Wirss733/
Woers733/
Werss732/
Huers731/
Wirsh731/
Weurs731/
Werås731/
Weyrs731/
Weijgers71120/
Waaijers7197/
Weijerse7119/
Weiersøe713/
Wiggerss712/
Wiersche712/
Weaehers711/
Weyers679,088/
Wersch67355/
Wirsch67344/
Huirse67309/
Voiers67236/
Beiers67217/
Baiers67139/
Wawers67138/
Byiers67129/
Wayers67105/
Behers6790/
Wehrse6780/
Vierse6750/
Vowers6744/
Wejers6718/
Huerst6715/
Wuerst6713/
Huerse6712/
Wairse677/
Wajers677/
Wirsth676/
Vieirs675/
Wowers673/
Wierch673/
Waitrs672/
Whirch672/
Vweirs671/
Wyyers671/
Wershe671/
Weirse671/
Weysrs671/
Wairsh671/
Boiers671/
Hweers671/
Weihrs670/
Weerss670/
Vierst670/
Wearsh670/
Withrs670/
Wuirst670/
Wettrs670/
Wearse670/
Weyors670/
Vawers670/
Wuersh670/
Bijers670/
Vaiers670/

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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 Whiers
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