Wirsah Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Wirsah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wirsah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon581:358,08731,912
Indonesia171:7,779,364314,803

Wirsah (65) may also be a first name.

Wirsah Last Name Facts

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

Wirsah occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wirsah? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,185,341st most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 77 percent of Wirsah reside; 77 percent reside in Central Africa and 77 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Wirsah is also the 1,212,820th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 65 people.

The surname Wirsah is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 358,087. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon it occurs in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 23 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wirsa91274/
Wirsha833/
Wirsaa831/
Wirshop771/
Wiersha770/
Birsa731,958/
Wirja73773/
Virsa73120/
Wirza73107/
Wersa7398/
Wursa732/
Wircheah711/
Virsahay711/
Wirschaz711/
Birsha6799/
Birsau6767/
Wersay6754/
Viersa6732/
Birsay6730/
Wrejah6729/
Wersha6725/
Wirdja6724/
Versah676/
Birsai676/
Virsha674/
Wirsey672/
Wersza671/
Birssa671/
Wirsot671/
Wierza671/
Werssa671/
Wirjai671/
Wersap671/
Virsas670/
Wirsso670/

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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 Wirsah
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