Wirschke Surname

1,484,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Paraguay

Wirschke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wirschke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany961:838,59960,830
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Paraguay101:723,6758,089
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Wirschke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wirschke occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wirschke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wirschke? popularity and diffusion

Wirschke is the 1,484,726th most widespread family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 51,320,746 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 74 percent of Wirschke live; 73 percent live in Western Europe and 73 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 96 people, or 1 in 838,599. In Germany Wirschke is mostly found in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 22 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 21 percent reside and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 12 percent reside and Paraguay, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wierschke94284/
Weirschke942/
Wirsche9371/
Wirshke9313/
Wirscke938/
Werschke8886/
Wurschke8818/
Wirschky881/
Wirschka881/
Wirske863/
Weirschky821/
Virshke8015/
Wirszke8013/
Wierske8010/
Wersche807/
Wirschi801/
Wirskey800/
Werschky75146/
Werschey7544/
Wierszke7514/
Whirskey752/
Berschke751/
Whirscky750/
Wirski71637/
Werske7138/
Wirska7113/
Wirsky712/
Birske710/
Wierski67123/
Weirsky6736/
Virschi6731/
Werskey6726/
Wiorski6714/
Virshki6711/
Vyrshke678/
Whirsky676/
Vershke676/
Wirszka671/
Birskey671/
Wersked671/

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