Wierichs Surname

1,011,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 251 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wierichs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wierichs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1781:452,27840,070
United States711:5,105,055259,233
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wierichs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wierichs is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wierichs? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,011,991st most common last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 29,034,047 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Wierichs are found; 71 percent are found in Western Europe and 71 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Wierichs is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 178 people, or 1 in 452,278. In Germany Wierichs is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 96 percent live, Hesse, where 1 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 1 percent live. Besides Germany this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent live and Austria, where 0 percent live.

Wierichs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wierichs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wierichs surname increased 7,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wierichs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wierichs surname are 24.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.83% being registered to vote for the political party.

Wierichs earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.32% more than the national average, earning $43,718 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wierich93196/
Wirichs9325/
Wietrich88195/
Weierich88142/
Wiericks889/
Wierrich887/
Wierioch883/
Wiehrich883/
Wieirich881/
Weirichs880/
Wirics865/
Weiherich8238/
Wietreich821/
Weirich809,843/
Weyrich803,152/
Wuerich80160/
Bierich80135/
Wiericx80111/
Wairich8088/
Vierich8078/
Wieriks8077/
Wyrichs8024/
Wearich8014/
Weerich801/
Woerich801/
Weurich800/
Wericks800/
Wierech800/
Waerich800/
Weihrich75682/
Weyhrich75388/
Weyerich75158/
Waihrich7596/
Vietrich758/
Veierich754/
Wehyrich754/
Biericks754/
Wierickx754/
Weiriche752/
Wiyricks752/
Wairaich751/
Weijrich751/
Weiirich751/
Wiyarich751/
Wiitrich751/
Weirichh751/
Wierikse751/
Weireich751/
Wairrich751/
Weyrhich751/
Vieriech751/
Weiyrich751/
Weiraich750/
Waiarich750/
Wietrzych7192/
Birics7122/
Berics7121/
Wierec7115/
Weiric712/
Wierix711/
Wietretch711/
Wyeric711/
Boweritch710/
Vuerich671,279/
Beyrich67284/
Waurich67188/
Wierikx67148/
Beirich6779/
Veirich6770/
Bairich6734/
Beurich6727/
Vejrich6723/
Wierycz6723/
Wayrich6721/
Vairich6720/
Weyrech6716/
Wirickx6712/
Weirech674/
Wareich673/
Bierigs671/
Vyerich671/
Vearich671/
Wyricks671/
Wejrych671/
Weirych671/
Wajrich671/
Berikhs671/
Bjerich671/
Wheriks671/
Bierech670/
Vericks670/

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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 Wierichs
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