Wirr Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wirr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wirr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wirr Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wirr is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wirr? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,944,094th most frequent surname globally, held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Wirr are found; 57 percent are found in Western Europe and 57 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 3,354,394. In Germany Wirr is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 79 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent live. Outside of Germany this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent live and Taiwan, where 14 percent live.

Wirr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wirr has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wirr last name rose 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wirr Last Name Statistics demography

Wirr earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 146.96% more than the national average, earning $106,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wairr8944/
Weirr896/
Wierr891/
Wirre891/
Wirrz890/
Whirr890/
Wir86664/
Wairre801/
Weirrt800/
Weir7568,544/
Wirz757,480/
Wier754,266/
Birr753,112/
Wire753,106/
Werr75736/
Wair75693/
Virr75324/
Wirp7576/
Wihr7567/
Whir7521/
Wirh753/
Woir752/
Wrre752/
Wwir751/
Wijr751/
Wyrr751/
Wisr750/
Wuir750/
Werre671,045/
Bairr67722/
Waire67688/
Wierz67234/
Wiehr67221/
Wirht67154/
Weire67125/
Whire6759/
Wheir6757/
Whirt6730/
Wärre6726/
Wirtt6725/
Hwire6725/
Wuerr6714/
Hwier6713/
Virre6713/
Woire6711/
Waitr678/
Waird677/
Whier676/
Wuire673/
Weihr673/
Whitr672/
Uirre672/
Vierr672/
Wherr671/
Wierh671/
Weirz671/
Weitr671/
Witrz671/
Wihre671/
Wirdt671/
Werrr671/
Woird671/
Boirr670/
Beirr670/
Woihr670/
Wearr670/
Wehrr670/

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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
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  • 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 Wirr
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