Wiersing Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wiersing Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiersing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany711:1,133,88074,985
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Wiersing Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wiersing is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiersing? popularity and diffusion

Wiersing is the 2,106,139th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. The surname Wiersing is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Wiersing are found; 93 percent are found in Western Europe and 91 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 1,133,880. In Germany it is primarily found in: Thuringia, where 42 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 28 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 15 percent live. Beside Germany this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Wiersing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wiersing has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wiersing last name fell 17 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Wiersing
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