Wirger Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Wirger Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wirger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Wirger Last Name Facts

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

Wirger is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wirger? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wirger is the 3,665,662nd most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Wirger live; 62 percent live in Western Europe and 62 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 6,708,788. In Germany Wirger is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 100 percent live. Besides Germany this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent live and Austria, where 21 percent live.

Wirger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wirger has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 140 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wirger Last Name Statistics demography

Wirger earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.4% less than the national average, earning $20,969 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wirgert928/
Wierger920/
Wiringer8671/
Birger831,452/
Werger83870/
Würger83632/
Wircer8347/
Virger8331/
Wurger8311/
Wreger839/
Wirzer832/
Wirser830/
Weiringer8044/
Wirringer8020/
Weirenger800/
Wuerger7784/
Wircher777/
Würgert774/
Werzger774/
Wernger772/
Virgere772/
Beirger771/
Wirtjer771/
Birgher771/
Wergert771/
Wurgher771/
Vierger770/
Birdger770/
Würinger7140/
Viringer7131/
Wäringer714/
Wirgaire711/
Werzcger711/
Wirchert711/
Weareger710/
Berger67291,043/
Bürger6719,460/
Verger6710,251/
Birzer671,001/
Wehringer6785/
Byrger6727/
Birgir6716/
Währinger6715/
Bärger675/
Vurger674/
Bűrger673/
Wueringer671/
Würgerová671/
Wearinger671/
Virjer671/
Vierrgger671/
Birser671/
Vreger671/
Virser670/
Werringer670/
Werrenger670/
Bircer670/

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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 Wirger
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