Wierich Surname

1,202,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wierich Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wierich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1621:496,94742,561
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Wierich Last Name Facts

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

Wierich occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wierich.

How Common Is The Last Name Wierich? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,202,518th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 37,181,357 people. Wierich occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Wierich reside; 83 percent reside in Western Europe and 83 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 162 people, or 1 in 496,947. In Germany Wierich is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 63 percent live, Schleswig-Holstein, where 11 percent live and Bavaria, where 9 percent live. Beside Germany it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Wierich Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wierich has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wierich surname grew 130 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wierich Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wierich surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

Wierich earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 48.92% more than the national average, earning $64,258 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wierichs93251/
Wietrich93195/
Wierrich937/
Wiehrich933/
Wierioch933/
Wieirich931/
Werich9296/
Wirich9247/
Wietreich881/
Weirich869,843/
Weyrich863,152/
Wetrich86178/
Wuerich86160/
Bierich86135/
Wairich8688/
Vierich8678/
Wirichs8625/
Witrich8618/
Wearich8614/
Werrich868/
Wehrich867/
Weraich867/
Weriche866/
Wirrich864/
Wiraich864/
Weerich861/
Wesrich861/
Weritch861/
Wiriech860/
Weurich860/
Wierech860/
Wereich860/
Weihrich80682/
Weyhrich80388/
Wittrich80248/
Waihrich8096/
Witreich8046/
Wettrich8040/
Wuetrich8038/
Wetreich8027/
Withrich8026/
Vietrich808/
Wehyrich804/
Weiriche802/
Vieriech801/
Wairrich801/
Weyrhich801/
Weireich801/
Werraich801/
Weirichh801/
Weijrich801/
Wairaich801/
Weherich801/
Wiitrich801/
Weirichs800/
Wesriche800/
Weiraich800/
Verich77666/
Birich77634/
Virich77374/
Berich77280/
Wyrich77174/
Werych7719/
Wierec7715/
Uirich7713/
Würich7711/
Werech777/
Wurich772/
Wyeric771/
Wierix771/
Wirech771/
Wirych771/
Uerich770/
Wietrzych7592/
Wettreich7535/
Werichová7511/
Wietretch751/
Weisreich751/
Waithrich751/
Weitreich751/
Wuettrich751/
Weithrich750/
Beraich711,529/
Vuerich711,279/
Berrich71749/
Werikhe71305/
Beyrich71284/
Berhich71136/
Vetrich71110/
Beirich7179/
Verzich7175/
Veirich7170/
Bairich7134/
Wyrichs7124/
Vejrich7123/
Wierycz7123/
Wayrich7121/
Vitrich7121/
Vairich7120/
Veritch7116/
Weyrech7116/
Weirichová7114/
Wieries719/
Weyrichová717/
Viraich716/
Wehrichová715/
Birichh714/
Weirech714/
Witrych714/
Virichh712/
Beerich712/
Wytrich712/
Huirich711/
Bereich711/
Virrich711/
Uetrich711/
Wesrych711/
Wejrych711/
Weirych711/
Wajrich711/
Währich711/
Behrich711/
Bjerich711/
Vearich711/
Vyerich711/
Whyrich710/
Bierech710/
Uherich710/
Verraich6729/
Weihrichová6710/
Werij675/
Veraitch674/
Uetricht673/
Bieresch672/
Vettrich672/
Berraich672/
Huitrich671/
Woyhrich671/
Weiriech671/
Vitrichh671/
Werrikhe671/
Wereikhe671/
Verishch671/
Wojriech671/
Beihrich671/
Vairiche671/
Weyreach670/

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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 Wierich
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