Wirf Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wirf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wirf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden861:114,4978,198
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Wirf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wirf occurs in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wirf? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,736,881st most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Wirf reside; 77 percent reside in Northern Europe and 77 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is held by 86 people, or 1 in 114,497. In Sweden it is most common in: Östergötland County, where 36 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 24 percent are found and Örebro County, where 10 percent are found. Beside Sweden it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Wirf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wirf last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the party.

Wirf earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.7% more than the national average, earning $45,179 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wirfh891/
Weirf891/
Weirff801/
Werf75717/
Wurf75168/
Würf7589/
Virf7524/
Wyrf754/
Birf752/
Uirf751/
Wjrf751/
Wirv751/
Wirw751/
Wirb751/
Werff67391/
Werft67375/
Wärff6732/
Werfe6720/
Hvirf6719/
Wurff6713/
Wuerf672/
Veirf671/
Vierf671/
Whurf670/
Wreff670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Wirf
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