Wirsching Surname

181,850th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,339 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wirsching Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wirsching Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,8351:43,8725,758
United States3081:1,176,81584,096
Canada481:767,61660,775
Norway431:119,58815,719
France381:1,747,966156,445
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Wirsching Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wirsching is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wirsching? popularity and diffusion

Wirsching is the 181,850th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,115,667 people. The surname Wirsching occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Wirsching live; 81 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Wirsching is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 1,835 people, or 1 in 43,872. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Bavaria, where 34 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 25 percent live and Thuringia, where 12 percent live. Not including Germany this surname is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Wirsching Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wirsching has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 751 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wirsching Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wirsching last name are 5.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.63% being registered with the party.

The amount Wirsching earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 0.3% more than the national average, earning 347,128 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.29% more than the national average, earning $45,863 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.79% less than the national average, earning $44,322 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wirshing9466/
Wirching943/
Wersching89397/
Würsching89198/
Birsching8930/
Wyrsching893/
Wursching892/
Virsching892/
Wirscheng890/
Wirsing882,541/
Wuersching84129/
Weursching841/
Wehrsching840/
Wershing8285/
Wiersing8280/
Wirszing822/
Werching820/
Weirsing820/
Wearshing7819/
Bersching781/
Wersing75117/
Birsing7560/
Wirzing7514/
Wirßing7510/
Virsing758/
Würsing751/
Wursing750/
Weersing71280/
Birsingh7172/
Virsingh7149/
Vershing711/
Wuersing710/
Wiersink710/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wirsching
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