Wirschum Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wirschum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wirschum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany541:1,490,84290,195
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958

Wirschum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wirschum is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wirschum? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,237,939th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. Wirschum is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Wirschum are found; 75 percent are found in Western Europe and 75 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 1,490,842. In Germany Wirschum is most prevalent in: Saarland, where 85 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 9 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 4 percent live. Apart from Germany it is found in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wirshum930/
Wirchum930/
Würschum8868/
Wurschum8856/
Wirschun8845/
Wirsum86112/
Wuerschum821/
Wiersum80752/
Wurshum801/
Werschun7519/
Werschuhn714/
Birsum713/
Wirsun711/
Vershum67108/
Werchun676/
Wiersom672/
Wiersun671/
Viersum670/

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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
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  • 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 Wirschum
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