Wierper Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wierper Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wierper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands321:527,72448,879
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

Wierper Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wierper is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wierper? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,017,195th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Wierper live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Wierper is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 527,724. In The Netherlands it is most common in: North Holland, where 69 percent live, Utrecht, where 22 percent live and Flevoland, where 3 percent live. Other than The Netherlands Wierper occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 17 percent live and Norway, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wierpert931/
Wirper922/
Werper921/
Werepere8056/
Weripere8042/
Werber771,611/
Warper778/
Vierpe777/
Weriopere751/
Wairipere751/
Werepre7125/
Wereber713/
Werebra711/
Wirbere711/
Vierpre711/
Wirapra711/
Werbere711/
Waribere67176/
Waripere6717/
Woripere6714/
Wirpureh675/
Wiripiri671/
Wiribere671/
Wirebire671/
Warapere671/
Werobera671/
Wurapere671/
Warepere671/
Werepari671/
Weripiri671/
Woreperi671/
Werbr671/
Verpre6256/
Virpre623/
Vierpis571/
Baurper571/

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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 Wierper
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