Wirges Surname
Approximately 1,605 people bear this surname
Wirges Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,188 | 1:67,766 | 8,663 |
| United States | 321 | 1:1,129,156 | 81,316 |
| Canada | 23 | 1:1,601,982 | 107,690 |
| Australia | 18 | 1:1,499,761 | 75,721 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 32 | 1:1,569,334 | 83,036 |
Wirges Demographics
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Wirges Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wirges Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wirges occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wirges? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 247,748th most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,540,527 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Wirges reside; 75 percent reside in Western Europe and 74 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The surname Wirges is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 1,188 people, or 1 in 67,766. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 55 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 27 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany it exists in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.
Wirges Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wirges has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wirges surname increased 1,003 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wirges Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Wirges surname are 22.74% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.51% registered with the party.
The amount Wirges earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.57% less than the national average, earning $39,882 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.76% less than the national average, earning $39,868 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wirgues | 92 | 56 | / |
| Wierges | 92 | 28 | / |
| Wirgges | 92 | 1 | / |
| Weirges | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wirtges | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wurges | 83 | 327 | / |
| Werges | 83 | 299 | / |
| Würges | 83 | 280 | / |
| Virges | 83 | 256 | / |
| Birges | 83 | 37 | / |
| Wyrges | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wirgis | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wiringhes | 80 | 1 | / |
| Virgues | 77 | 468 | / |
| Wirtjes | 77 | 423 | / |
| Wuerges | 77 | 212 | / |
| Virgies | 77 | 52 | / |
| Virgets | 77 | 30 | / |
| Birdges | 77 | 18 | / |
| Virghes | 77 | 10 | / |
| Virgess | 77 | 5 | / |
| Wurgess | 77 | 5 | / |
| Birgess | 77 | 4 | / |
| Birgees | 77 | 3 | / |
| Wirguez | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wirgiss | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wirghis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wirches | 77 | 1 | / |
| Virgest | 77 | 1 | / |
| Virgees | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wirguis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vierges | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boirges | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wirghiss | 71 | 18 | / |
| Wirguiss | 71 | 8 | / |
| Virghese | 71 | 3 | / |
| Buirgess | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wuergges | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wuergues | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weringes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wirthjes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Birdgess | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wirtsces | 71 | 0 | / |
| Virguess | 71 | 0 | / |
| Berges | 67 | 11,563 | / |
| Verges | 67 | 7,221 | / |
| Virgis | 67 | 293 | / |
| Birgés | 67 | 229 | / |
| Birgez | 67 | 76 | / |
| Virgej | 67 | 57 | / |
| Birzes | 67 | 46 | / |
| Birgeç | 67 | 32 | / |
| Birgeš | 67 | 20 | / |
| Wergez | 67 | 13 | / |
| Birses | 67 | 12 | / |
| Birgis | 67 | 6 | / |
| Virgez | 67 | 3 | / |
| Birces | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vurges | 67 | 2 | / |
| Werses | 67 | 1 | / |
| Virjes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Werjes | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wirges
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