Wirs Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

Wirs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wirs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Wirs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wirs is found in Argentina more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wirs.

How Common Is The Last Name Wirs? popularity and diffusion

Wirs is the 2,718,172nd most widespread family name globally It is held by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Wirs reside; 41 percent reside in South America and 33 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Wirs is most widespread in Argentina, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 2,514,318. In Argentina Wirs is most numerous in: Buenos Aires Province, where 88 percent live, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 6 percent live and Mendoza Province, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Argentina this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent live and Germany, where 24 percent live.

Wirs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wirs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wirs last name grew 850 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wirs Last Name Statistics demography

Wirs earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 67.3% more than the national average, earning $72,188 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiers891,215/
Weirs89168/
Wirsz8997/
Wihrs8935/
Wirse8922/
Wirås8916/
Wairs8913/
Wirst898/
Wirss893/
Wirsh891/
Wirsch80344/
Wieërs8045/
Whiers8037/
Wiehrs8022/
Wairse807/
Wirsth806/
Waitrs802/
Wairsh801/
Weirse801/
Wiersh801/
Wierrs801/
Vwiers801/
Vweirs801/
Weihrs800/
Withrs800/
Wuirst800/
Whirst800/
Wers75323/
Birs75153/
Virs7591/
Uirs752/
Wurs751/
Wyrs751/
Wiersch73564/
Wirsche7371/
Weirsøe7324/
Weirsch733/
Wohiers731/
Viers673,354/
Weers672,318/
Wears671,349/
Wehrs671,000/
Birss67740/
Wirch67607/
Veirs67532/
Virse67240/
Werse67124/
Birsh67103/
Buirs6765/
Beirs6756/
Bairs6725/
Vihrs6720/
Wirje6711/
Wersh6711/
Birsz678/
Vairs675/
Würst674/
Whers674/
Virst673/
Werss672/
Virrs671/
Birrs671/
Wursh671/
Wurss671/
Weurs671/
Wyrst671/
Virsh671/
Viors671/
Boirs671/
Werås671/
Wärst671/
Weyrs671/
Birsø671/
Wyrsz671/
Voirs670/
Wirce670/

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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 Wirs
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