Wirig Surname

612,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 504 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Wirig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wirig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3391:195,93730,472
United States1471:2,465,707151,024
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Wirig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wirig is found in France more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wirig click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wirig? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 612,595th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 14,459,416 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 70 percent of Wirig reside; 70 percent reside in Western Europe and 67 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Wirig is most frequently held in France, where it is held by 339 people, or 1 in 195,937. In France Wirig is mostly found in: Grand Est, where 91 percent are found, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 4 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 4 percent are found. Besides France it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Germany, where 3 percent are found.

Wirig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wirig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wirig last name expanded 2,450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wirig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wirig are 38.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 85.71% registered with the party.

Wirig earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.38% more than the national average, earning $51,944 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wierig91266/
Wirrig91217/
Weirig9172/
Wittrig83195/
Weirigh831/
Wierigg830/
Birig8063/
Wirik8035/
Virig8027/
Wireg8011/
Wurig801/
Werig801/
Wairigue771/
Wirick731,866/
Vierig73242/
Werzig7353/
Weyrig7344/
Beirig7334/
Würzig7322/
Wierik7317/
Wehrig7316/
Wirics735/
Waireg732/
Wirrik732/
Weiric732/
Wirike731/
Wairik731/
Wirisk730/
Veirig730/
Wuhrig730/
Weireg730/
Weirick67945/
Viehrig67444/
Wierick67393/
Wirrick67157/
Witrick6730/
Wirickx6712/
Vierzig6710/
Wairick674/
Wiriske671/
Bairaig671/
Wairesg671/
Witrhik671/
Werzigh671/
Vierigg671/
Wairike671/
Wittric670/
Weirisk670/
Weiriok670/

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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 Wirig
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