Wiersch Surname

562,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 564 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wiersch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiersch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4351:185,07021,565
United States1041:3,485,182196,218
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wiersch Last Name Facts

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

Wiersch is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wiersch click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiersch? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 562,135th most numerous last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 12,921,181 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Wiersch are found; 77 percent are found in Western Europe and 77 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Wiersch is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 435 people, or 1 in 185,070. In Germany Wiersch is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 52 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 31 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 3 percent are found. Besides Germany Wiersch occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent are found and South Africa, where 2 percent are found.

Wiersch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wiersch has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wiersch last name rose 10,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wiersch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wiersch surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.55% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wiersch earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 17.37% more than the national average, earning R 278,916 per year and in United States they earn 19.81% more than the national average, earning $51,695 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wierschs932/
Wiersche932/
Wersch92355/
Wirsch92344/
Wierch923/
Wiersh921/
Wearsch86188/
Wuersch86141/
Wirsche8671/
Weersch8621/
Viersch8620/
Waersch8618/
Wersche867/
Weirsch863/
Wiers831,215/
Wirch83607/
Werch83214/
Wersh8311/
Wirsh831/
Wijers772,074/
Wyrsch771,910/
Würsch771,392/
Weiers77943/
Wuerch77328/
Versch77237/
Wieers7789/
Wierse7760/
Wieërs7745/
Whiers7737/
Wursch7731/
Wuirch7728/
Wiehrs7722/
Weirch7719/
Wierst7713/
Wirsth776/
Whirch772/
Wircht772/
Vwiers771/
Wierrs771/
Wershe771/
Wercht771/
Wairsh771/
Wearch770/
Wiyers770/
Wearsh770/
Wiears770/
Weurch770/
Wihers770/
Wuersh770/
Wers73323/
Wirs7351/
Weijers714,803/
Wijgers71303/
Waijers71274/
Wijhers7182/
Bearsch7163/
Weihers7132/
Verscht719/
Weierst716/
Woyrsch714/
Wiohers712/
Wihgers711/
Weiiers711/
Weyerch711/
Bäersch711/
Wohiers711/
Wurrsch710/
Beirsch710/
Beyrsch710/
Huersch710/
Viers673,354/
Weers672,318/
Wyers671,599/
Verch671,586/
Wears671,349/
Bersh671,114/
Wehrs671,000/
Biers67661/
Weirs67168/
Werse67124/
Weijgers67120/
Birsh67103/
Waaijers6797/
Wirsz6797/
Versh6785/
Virch6758/
Wihrs6735/
Würch6728/
Wirse6722/
Bauersch6722/
Weijerse6719/
Wirås6716/
Wairs6713/
Wirst678/
Whers674/
Weiersøe673/
Wirss673/
Woers673/
Werss672/
Wiggerss672/
Wuethrch671/
Wursh671/
Weurs671/
Virsh671/
Uirch671/
Werås671/
Weyrs671/
Wyrch670/

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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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  • 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 Wiersch
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