Wierk Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wierk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wierk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1031:781,60657,825
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Wierk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wierk occurs most in Germany. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wierk? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,746,159th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 66,250,417 people. Wierk is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Wierk are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 94 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 103 people, or 1 in 781,606. In Germany it is most common in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 33 percent are found, Bremen, where 29 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 24 percent are found. Apart from Germany it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Wierk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wierk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wierk last name contracted 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wierks91173/
Wierck9179/
Wierkx915/
Wierke913/
Werk892,399/
Wirk89562/
Wierckx83233/
Weierke83161/
Wierckz8342/
Wiercks8313/
Werke8013,151/
Vierk80415/
Werck80188/
Wirke8068/
Wirks8056/
Wirkh8031/
Wirck8011/
Wairk803/
Weerk802/
Witrk801/
Wirrk801/
Wirgk801/
Wijrk801/
Wuerk801/
Werzk801/
Weark801/
Wuirk800/
Whirk800/
Weiercke7721/
Vierke73710/
Vierck73401/
Wiercx73159/
Wircks7321/
Vierks739/
Wuerke735/
Wehrke733/
Bjierk733/
Weirck732/
Vowerk732/
Bawerk731/
Woirek731/
Vieirk731/
Wercke731/
Weirke731/
Wieerg731/
Witrke731/
Bowerk731/
Wuerck731/
Wawerk731/
Werhke730/
Wyerck730/
Virk6716,367/
Verk67506/
Werg6776/
Wurk6731/
Viercke6728/
Weyerke6727/
Werq6717/
Uirk6710/
Würk677/
Wrek675/
Wirq673/
Wirg673/
Veierck672/
Wjrk671/
Uerk671/
Weireke671/
Werkowa671/
Wiggerg671/
Weireck670/
Wyercks670/

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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 Wierk
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