Wirnes Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Wirnes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wirnes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Wirnes (38) may also be a first name.

Wirnes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wirnes is found most in Finland. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wirnes.

How Common Is The Last Name Wirnes? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most widespread last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Wirnes occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Wirnes reside; 89 percent reside in Northern Europe and 89 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 1,662,754th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 38 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Finland, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 1,374,176. In Finland Wirnes is most numerous in: Southern Savonia, where 75 percent live and Päijänne Tavastia, where 25 percent live. Outside of Finland it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 44 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiernes92150/
Wirnehes861/
Virnes83279/
Wernes83105/
Birnes8338/
Wirnäs834/
Wirnez831/
Wrenes830/
Viernes7726,705/
Birnesh777,244/
Beirnes77489/
Werness77275/
Wearnes7721/
Wiernez7718/
Birneis7711/
Bairnes778/
Veirnes777/
Virgnes771/
Virnies771/
Wergnes771/
Buirnes771/
Werneds770/
Beirness7188/
Birrnesh719/
Vierness713/
Vierrnes711/
Wernesch711/
Byrnes6726,547/
Bernes672,201/
Vernes671,259/
Wernex6747/
Wernis6734/
Wernej6728/
Birnis6718/
Virnez6713/
Wernez672/
Vrenes672/
Vurnes671/
Värnes671/
Virnis671/
Vyrnes671/
D'Viernes671/
Wurnis670/
Wirnic670/

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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 Wirnes
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