Wirsam Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Wirsam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wirsam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany461:1,750,119100,509
Cameroon381:546,55442,843
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
England11:55,718,059489,080

Wirsam (119) may also be a first name.

Wirsam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wirsam is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wirsam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,718,748th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 64,491,557 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 42 percent of Wirsam live; 42 percent live in Western Europe and 42 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 856,040th most prevalent forename world-wide It is held by 119 people.

It is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 1,750,119. In Germany Wirsam is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 35 percent are found, Hesse, where 20 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 17 percent are found. Beside Germany this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 34 percent are found and Indonesia, where 16 percent are found.

Wirsam Last Name Statistics demography

Wirsam earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 45.11% less than the national average, earning R 130,428 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiersam920/
Wirsham920/
Wirscham8616/
Wiersham861/
Birsam8378/
Wirsan8327/
Wierscham800/
Wersham776/
Wircham773/
Birssam773/
Virsham773/
Wersame772/
Wiersom772/
Birsham771/
Wirseem771/
Wursham770/
Werhsam770/
Virshaym711/
Wirsagne710/
Birsan679,174/
Wirsén67175/
Wirson67114/
Wersan6779/
Wirsen6768/
Wirjan6731/
Bersam6717/
Wirscheim6714/
Virsan6712/
Wersom679/
Wirzan675/
Virsem673/
Uirsom672/
Byrsam671/
Wersem671/
Wiersheim671/
Birzam671/

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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 Wirsam
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