Wiersum Surname

451,630th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 752 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wiersum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiersum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3921:43,0807,311
United States3471:1,044,55076,531
England41:13,929,515290,718
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Wiersum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wiersum is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiersum? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wiersum is the 451,630th most widespread surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 9,690,886 people. Wiersum is primarily found in Europe, where 53 percent of Wiersum live; 52 percent live in Western Europe and 52 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is held by 392 people, or 1 in 43,080. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: Groningen, where 41 percent live, North Holland, where 13 percent live and Drenthe, where 9 percent live. Apart from The Netherlands Wiersum exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 46 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Wiersum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wiersum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wiersum surname grew 2,041 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wiersum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wiersum are 44.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 91.18% being registered with the political party.

Wiersum earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.59% more than the national average, earning $46,857 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wirsum92112/
Wiersom862/
Wiersun861/
Viersum860/
Wirshum860/
Wirschum8072/
Wierszuń806/
Wierszun801/
Wersom779/
Birsum773/
Bersum772/
Wuerschum751/
Wierson71298/
Vershum71108/
Beersum7115/
Bersoum713/
Wurshum711/
Wirchum710/
Wearsom710/
Würschum6768/
Wurschum6756/
Bershoum673/
Wierzgun671/
Virzum6218/
Uirsom622/
Versom621/
Vercum621/
Verzum621/
Berzoum572/
Verjume571/
Bierzuń571/
Bjørsum571/
Wyerson570/

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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 Wiersum
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