Wierna Surname
Approximately 1,101 people bear this surname
Wierna Surname User-submission:
It is a Polish surname, which comes from the word wierny, meaning 'faithful' or 'loyal'. The surname's origin is believed to be founded in the Jewish city of Krakow in the southern part of the country.
Wierna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 929 | 1:46,010 | 3,885 |
| Poland | 159 | 1:239,049 | 30,603 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
The alternate forms: Wierná (5) are calculated separately.
Wierna Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
It is a Polish surname, which comes from the word wierny, meaning 'faithful' or 'loyal'. The surname's origin is believed to be founded in the Jewish city of Krakow in the southern part of the country.
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Where Does The Last Name Wierna Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wierna is carried by more people in Argentina than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Wierná. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wierna? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wierna is the 335,097th most common last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 6,619,024 people. The last name Wierna occurs mostly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Wierna reside; 85 percent reside in South America and 84 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.
The last name is most widely held in Argentina, where it is carried by 929 people, or 1 in 46,010. In Argentina it is most frequent in: Salta Province, where 44 percent reside, Buenos Aires Province, where 19 percent reside and Tucumán Province, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Argentina this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 14 percent reside and Indonesia, where 0 percent reside.
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