Wiertz Surname

257,166th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,532 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wiertz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiertz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands6091:27,7294,543
Germany5941:135,53116,494
Belgium2221:51,7878,470
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Denmark61:940,78647,603
France51:13,284,544357,392
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
England21:27,859,030389,889
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Wiertz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wiertz is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiertz? popularity and diffusion

Wiertz is the 257,166th most frequent family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 4,756,884 people. Wiertz occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Wiertz are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 81 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 609 people, or 1 in 27,729. In The Netherlands Wiertz is most common in: Limburg, where 39 percent live, North Holland, where 16 percent live and North Brabant, where 10 percent live. Besides The Netherlands it exists in 21 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 39 percent live and Belgium, where 14 percent live.

Wiertz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wiertz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wiertz last name expanded 743 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wiertz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wiertz surname are 17.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.71% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wiertz earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.43% more than the national average, earning $45,061 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.39% less than the national average, earning $42,039 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weiertz926/
Wirtz9127,523/
Wertz9112,663/
Wierz91234/
Wiert919/
Wuertz831,430/
Wierts83487/
Woertz83325/
Weertz83226/
Wierth8398/
Biertz8379/
Weirtz8355/
Weartz8349/
Wiercz8318/
Viertz8313/
Wierzt838/
Weierz836/
Werdtz835/
Wertzs834/
Wiirtz832/
Wirtzs831/
Wertze831/
Werstz831/
Wuirtz830/
Wiortz830/
Werhtz830/
Werrtz830/
Wyirtz830/
Wirz807,480/
Werz802,496/
Wiehrdt7724/
Beiertz7714/
Boiertz7713/
Weierts777/
Wierths771/
Wurtz737,051/
Würtz733,941/
Werts733,341/
Vertz73834/
Wirts73521/
Wuerz73275/
Wyrtz73146/
Viert73133/
Uertz7384/
Biert7359/
Virtz7356/
Wierd7311/
Wärtz739/
Wercz734/
Wircz734/
Wertx732/
Wretz731/
Wirdz731/
Weirz731/
Werdz731/
Wyert731/
Wherz731/
Wehrz730/
Wirtc730/
Wyerz730/
Weurz730/
Wirrz730/
Wiggerts7198/
Wajgiert7117/
Wijgerts7113/
Boijertz7110/
Wieherdt715/
Weijgert711/
Weerts673,733/
Wirths672,136/
Vierth67174/
Woerts67133/
Werths67128/
Waerts6787/
Bierdz6776/
Wierød6757/
Vierdt6730/
Bierth6728/
Biercz6725/
Vierte6724/
Weirts6716/
Wågert6714/
Wirtch6713/
Veirtz679/
Huertz678/
Wierds677/
Wuerts676/
Wueggertz675/
Wierch673/
Vieirz673/
Wearts672/
Boirtz672/
Viirtz672/
Wägert672/
Bihert672/
Wertts671/
Wurtzz671/
Wyerth671/
Wehert671/
Waurtz671/
Wersts671/
Verrtz671/
Virtze671/
Biertt671/
Wyhert670/
Wurrtz670/
Wertch670/
Berrtz670/
Bierdt670/
Wirtts670/
Wherdz670/
Wiirth670/
Wairts670/

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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 Wiertz
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