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 carried by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wirig.

How Common Is The Last Name Wirig? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wirig is the 612,595th most widely held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 14,459,416 people. The last name Wirig occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Wirig are found; 70 percent are found in Western Europe and 67 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

It is most widely held in France, where it is held by 339 people, or 1 in 195,937. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Grand Est, where 91 percent live, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 4 percent live and Île-de-France, where 4 percent live. Aside from France this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent live and Germany, where 3 percent live.

Wirig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wirig has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 2,450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wirig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wirig surname are 38.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 85.71% being registered with the political 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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