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 most common in Germany. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wirsing? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 169,756th most frequently held surname globally, held by around 1 in 2,867,983 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 73 percent of Wirsing reside; 73 percent reside in Western Europe and 73 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Wirsing is also the 3,306,491st most frequent forename at a global level. It is borne by 12 people.

The last name Wirsing is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 1,821 people, or 1 in 44,209. In Germany Wirsing is primarily concentrated in: Bavaria, where 49 percent reside, Thuringia, where 19 percent reside and Hesse, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Germany Wirsing is found in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 1 percent reside.

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 rose 769 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wirsing Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wirsing surname are 7.21% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.98% 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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