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

The last name Wierich has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wierich? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,202,518th most widely held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 37,181,357 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Wierich reside; 83 percent reside in Western Europe and 83 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 162 people, or 1 in 496,947. In Germany Wierich is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 63 percent are found, Schleswig-Holstein, where 11 percent are found and Bavaria, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Germany it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.

Wierich Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wierich has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wierich surname increased 130 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wierich Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wierich last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% registered with 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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