Wierig Surname

973,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 266 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wierig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wierig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2331:345,51733,688
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Wierig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wierig is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wierig? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 973,426th most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 27,396,789 people. The last name Wierig occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Wierig live; 89 percent live in Western Europe and 88 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Wierig is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 233 people, or 1 in 345,517. In Germany Wierig is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 51 percent reside, Saxony, where 18 percent reside and Schleswig-Holstein, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Germany Wierig exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Argentina, where 3 percent reside.

Wierig Last Name Statistics demography

Wierig earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.57% less than the national average, earning $38,156 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wierigg920/
Wietrig920/
Wirig91504/
Werig911/
Weiherig862/
Bierig83687/
Vierig83242/
Wirrig83217/
Weirig8372/
Werzig8353/
Weyrig8344/
Waerig8328/
Wierik8317/
Wehrig8316/
Woerig831/
Wierix831/
Viehrig77444/
Wierick77393/
Wittrig77195/
Wierikx77148/
Wiericx77111/
Wieriks7777/
Wierike7730/
Vierzig7710/
Bowerig773/
Vierigg771/
Werzigh771/
Weirigh771/
Wierict770/
Berig73125/
Birig7363/
Wirik7335/
Virig7327/
Werik7315/
Wireg7311/
Werix731/
Weriq731/
Wurig731/
Uerig730/
Wietrick7168/
Weierick7139/
Wiericks719/
Wawerzig715/
Wierickx714/
Wairigue711/
Werzeg673,058/
Wirick671,866/
Berrig67478/
Vierik67333/
Werike67147/
Werick67105/
Waurig6753/
Biereg6734/
Beirig6734/
Würzig6722/
Viereg6720/
Behrig6716/
Bierik6715/
Wierec6715/
Wierek6711/
Wereik678/
Werzik675/
Wirics675/
Wirrik672/
Waireg672/
Weiric672/
Wirike671/
Beraig671/
Wairik671/
Wyeric671/
Veruig671/
Verigh671/
Wheric671/
Wirisk670/
Veirig670/
Wuhrig670/
Weireg670/
Wueric670/

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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 Wierig
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