Wirken Surname

546,987th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 585 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wirken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wirken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4371:38,6436,535
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Belgium441:261,28731,734
Australia291:930,88655,860
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Wirken Last Name Facts

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

Wirken is most common in The Netherlands. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wirken.

How Common Is The Last Name Wirken? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 546,987th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 12,457,343 people. The surname Wirken occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Wirken are found; 82 percent are found in Western Europe and 82 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Wirken is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 437 people, or 1 in 38,643. In The Netherlands Wirken is most prevalent in: North Brabant, where 91 percent are found, South Holland, where 3 percent are found and North Holland, where 2 percent are found. Barring The Netherlands it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent are found and Belgium, where 8 percent are found.

Wirken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wirken surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Wirken earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 154.2% more than the national average, earning $109,683 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wircken920/
Werken83195/
Wirkin8327/
Wreken831/
Bircken7736/
Wierkin7715/
Wrecken771/
Birkn731/
Wehrkenk710/
Vreken67155/
Verken6766/
Werkin6749/
Bürken6711/
Birkén679/
Virkin675/
Werkén673/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wirken
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