Wirsing Surname

169,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,541 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wirsing Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wirsing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,8211:44,2095,792
United States6921:523,78543,703
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States901:557,98538,227

Wirsing (12) may also be a first name.

Wirsing Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wirsing is found most frequently in Germany. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wirsing.

How Common Is The Last Name Wirsing? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 169,756th most frequently held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,867,983 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Wirsing are found; 73 percent are found in Western Europe and 73 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Wirsing is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 12 people.

Wirsing is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 1,821 people, or 1 in 44,209. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 49 percent are found, Thuringia, where 19 percent are found and Hesse, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Germany Wirsing occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 1 percent are found.

Wirsing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wirsing has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wirsing surname grew 769 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wirsing Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wirsing last name are 7.21% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.98% being registered to vote for the political party.

Wirsing earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.91% less than the national average, earning $42,755 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiersing9380/
Wirshing9366/
Wirszing932/
Weirsing930/
Wirsching882,339/
Wersing86117/
Birsing8660/
Wirzing8614/
Wirßing8610/
Virsing868/
Würsing861/
Wursing860/
Weersing80280/
Wershing8085/
Birsingh8072/
Virsingh8049/
Wirching803/
Wuersing800/
Wiersink800/
Wersching75397/
Würsching75198/
Birsching7530/
Wearshing7519/
Wyrsching753/
Virsching752/
Wursching752/
Wirscheng750/
Wuersching71129/
Bürsing7180/
Bersing7164/
Birging7146/
Byrsing7119/
Wyrzing7118/
Werseng7116/
Versing7114/
Weersng7111/
Weursching711/
Wurzing711/
Wehrsching710/
Weersink67249/
Beersing67154/
Behrsing6791/
Versingh6790/
Vershing671/
Vierzing671/
Werching670/
Bearsing670/

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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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  • 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 Wirsing
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