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 held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wirken click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wirken? popularity and diffusion

Wirken is the 546,987th most frequently held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 12,457,343 people. This last name 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 surname is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 437 people, or 1 in 38,643. In The Netherlands Wirken is most numerous in: North Brabant, where 91 percent live, South Holland, where 3 percent live and North Holland, where 2 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands Wirken is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent live and Belgium, where 8 percent live.

Wirken Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wirken are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for 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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