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

Wirnes occurs most in Finland. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wirnes? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most widely held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Wirnes is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Wirnes reside; 89 percent reside in Northern Europe and 89 percent reside in Scandinavia. Wirnes is also the 1,662,754th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 38 people.

It is most frequently held in Finland, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 1,374,176. In Finland Wirnes is primarily concentrated in: Southern Savonia, where 75 percent are found and Päijänne Tavastia, where 25 percent are found. Excluding Finland this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 44 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

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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