Wierema Surname

853,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wierema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wierema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1941:87,04714,424
United States1251:2,899,671170,778
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Wierema Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wierema is found most in The Netherlands. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wierema? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 853,416th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 22,773,581 people. The last name Wierema is primarily found in Europe, where 61 percent of Wierema live; 61 percent live in Western Europe and 61 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Wierema is most common in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 194 people, or 1 in 87,047. In The Netherlands Wierema is most numerous in: Groningen, where 23 percent are found, South Holland, where 20 percent are found and Friesland, where 17 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 39 percent are found and Denmark, where 0 percent are found.

Wierema Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wierema has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wierema surname grew 2,083 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wierema Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wierema last name are 39.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 86.67% registered with the political party.

Wierema earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.63% less than the national average, earning $36,837 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiergema931/
Wieremga931/
Werema928,866/
Wirema922/
Weremat86256/
Bierema86221/
Weremas8667/
Wierima8642/
Weremay8628/
Wairema866/
Vierema863/
Wierama863/
Weremoa862/
Weirema861/
Werzema861/
Wijerama80766/
Wierimaa8046/
Weremeas801/
Viergema801/
Wieremij801/
Weyerema801/
Weremi771,652/
Wirama77762/
Wirima77490/
Wereme77182/
Weremy77142/
Birema77126/
Verema77109/
Berema7757/
Weroma7721/
Werima7717/
Wiremi774/
Weremo772/
Virema772/
Wireme771/
Werama771/
Wieremiej7559/
Wieremiey755/
Wairima71538/
Wairama71272/
Wairoma71151/
Weremij7187/
Beremau7162/
Ouerema7131/
Weremey7131/
Wirahma7125/
Wirimai7124/
Beremma7117/
Vairema7111/
Vieremä7110/
Vierima719/
Bireima717/
Veremga716/
Wirohma714/
Werahma714/
Bireama714/
Wiherheimo714/
Waireme713/
Bireema712/
Hwirima712/
Berhema712/
Woirama711/
Weremuo711/
Weremet711/
Bairema711/
Bereama711/
Berrema711/
Wareema711/
Werreme711/
Weremot711/
Werimah711/
Vergema711/
Weremej711/
Werhama711/
Wayrema711/
Bireyma711/
Beerema711/
Bereima711/
Wirimah711/
Werzima711/
Weremer710/
Verrema710/
Vierimaa67906/
Veeremaa6751/
Weremiej6715/
Boireima676/
Wajurema673/
Biyerima671/
Birehema671/
Wayirima671/
Viiraema671/
Berremma671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wierema
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