Wires Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Finland

Wires Surname Definition:

Local. A market town of Hertfordshire, England. Saxon Waer, to defend, to hold, protect. Wear, a fence of stakes or rods set in a stream for catching fish; a dam.

Wires Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Finland241:229,02918,579
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3261:154,04514,218

Wires (618) may also be a first name.

Wires Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local. A market town of Hertfordshire, England. Saxon Waer, to defend, to hold, protect. Wear, a fence of stakes or rods set in a stream for catching fish; a dam.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

The same as Weir, said to be the same as De Vere, considered to be of Norman origin; from the parish and château of Ver, dep. La Manche; by others thought from Veer, a town of the Netherlands, prov. Zeeland, on the coast of the island Walcheren.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Wires Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wires is found in Canada more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wires? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,312,869th most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 40 percent of Wires reside; 40 percent reside in North America and 40 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Wires is also the 335,616th most frequently occurring given name in the world, held by 618 people.

The surname is most numerous in Canada, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 1,364,652. In Canada Wires is most common in: Ontario, where 78 percent live and British Columbia, where 22 percent live. Barring Canada Wires is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 35 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 13 percent live.

Wires Last Name Statistics demography

Wires earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 24.39% more than the national average, earning $61,799 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weires91300/
Wieres9133/
Waires917/
Wirres911/
Wiresh911/
Wirries83529/
Wieries839/
Wairess831/
Wuitres831/
Weirges831/
Wairesh831/
Wittres830/
Vires801,489/
Bires801,131/
Weres80349/
Wyres80221/
Wiris8063/
Wirez800/
Wures800/
Wittress7711/
Wirehess771/
Baires738,851/
Werres731,135/
Viresh73482/
Würges73280/
Weeres73263/
Virges73256/
Beires73243/
Wehres73205/
Weyres73136/
Vieres7368/
Biresh7363/
Viores7355/
Vaires7340/
Weresz7322/
Wierez7322/
Weress7317/
Wirise7315/
Weresh7312/
Buires7311/
Boires7310/
Weries739/
Wheres738/
Vitres736/
Vireus736/
Wirais735/
Wayres732/
Huires732/
Wirris732/
Virest732/
Weares731/
Biress731/
Voires731/
Birres731/
Viries731/
Vireas731/
Wairis731/
Wirech731/
Birhes731/
Hbires731/
Werese731/
Wirgis731/
Wirios731/
Wyrges731/
Bireis730/
Veires730/
Werest730/
Whyres730/
Bireas730/
Wirrehess711/
Werries67356/
Beireis67294/
Beiresh67224/
Wuerges67212/
Weresch67150/
Vieyres67138/
Weresse6793/
Wytrzes6734/
Bairres6720/
Vihrest6712/
Bairess679/
Wereshe678/
Vireshe675/
Virgess675/
Weirech674/
Wairish674/
Vierres673/
Weirish672/
Beiress671/
Baireis671/
Vweeres671/
Wurries671/
Wirzuis671/
Virgees671/
Vieresh671/
Vierhes671/
Wierysz671/
Wethres671/
Wirgiss671/
Wirisse671/
Bairesh671/
Hwairis671/
Whereas671/
Vitress671/
Weirice671/
Wiraise671/
Virhees670/
Vairies670/

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