Wierks Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wierks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wierks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands891:189,74426,758
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397

Wierks Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wierks is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wierks? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wierks is the 1,305,105th most prevalent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 42,124,543 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Wierks live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 59 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is held by 89 people, or 1 in 189,744. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 37 percent reside, Gelderland, where 28 percent reside and North Holland, where 19 percent reside. Barring The Netherlands Wierks exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Canada, where 15 percent reside.

Wierks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wierks are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wierks earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 16.31% more than the national average, earning $50,188 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.6% less than the national average, earning $42,430 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiercks9213/
Wierk91110/
Wirks9156/
Werks9131/
Wierck8379/
Wircks8321/
Vierks839/
Wierkx835/
Wierke833/
Bierks830/
Wierckx77233/
Wierckz7742/
Wierchs771/
Biercks771/
Wyercks770/
Vierk73415/
Virks73119/
Wirgs7333/
Werkx7318/
Wergs734/
Wreks731/
Verks731/
Werkz730/
Vierke67710/
Vierck67401/
Berksh67324/
Werckx67298/
Vircks67166/
Wiercx67159/
Bircks6746/
Bercks6723/
Birkås6712/
Virksh676/
Wrecks675/
Birksø673/
Bjierk673/
Bjerks673/
Birksh672/
Vieirk671/
Wieerg671/
Wyerck670/
Bearks670/
Birrks670/
Werchs670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wierks
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