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

Wierk occurs most in Germany. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Wierk click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wierk? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,746,159th most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 66,250,417 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Wierk live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 103 people, or 1 in 781,606. In Germany Wierk is most prevalent in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 33 percent are found, Bremen, where 29 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 24 percent are found. Outside of Germany it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Wierk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wierk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wierk surname 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
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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 Wierk
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