Wirral Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wirral Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wirral Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:3,095,448105,421
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Wirral Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wirral is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wirral? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,532,898th most widely held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Wirral are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Wirral is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 3,095,448. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Merseyside, where 56 percent reside, Cheshire, where 17 percent reside and Greater London, where 17 percent reside. Not including England it exists in one country. It is also common in Scotland, where 5 percent reside.

Wirral Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wirral has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Wirral last name grew 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wirrall920/
Wiral917/
Wirzal8323/
Wairal8321/
Birral833/
Wirale832/
Witral831/
Virral830/
Wirgal830/
Bairral77388/
Wairale7743/
Wierzal7714/
Wirhall775/
Birrall773/
Virreal771/
Wirgail771/
Werrall771/
Weirall770/
Birrail770/
Woirall770/
Biral732,996/
Viral73285/
Wirol7329/
Wural732/
Withrall711/
Wherrall710/
Vairal674,040/
Berral671,537/
Virale671,249/
Boiral67369/
Beiral67322/
Verral67208/
Vitral67172/
Woirol67104/
Virgal67102/
Vioral6786/
Wiroll6768/
Bairal6719/
Werale6715/
Wirhol6715/
Wetral679/
Wyoral678/
Birhal677/
Biraal675/
Weeral672/
Vireal672/
Wergal672/
Wirajsilp671/
Weralt671/
Veiral671/
Uhiral671/
Visral671/
Voiral671/
Wirole671/
Wytral671/
Werzal670/
Wurall670/
Wyrall670/

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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 Wirral
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