Wirst Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Israel

Wirst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wirst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Wirst Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wirst has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wirst click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wirst? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,723,624th most prevalent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Wirst live; 50 percent live in Western Europe and 50 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 20,126,365. In Germany Wirst is mostly found in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 50 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent reside. Not including Germany it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Israel, where 13 percent reside.

Wirst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wirst has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wierst9113/
Wirsth916/
Whirst910/
Wuirst910/
Wirste910/
Wirs8951/
Wurst807,681/
Wiers801,215/
Werst801,034/
Weirs80168/
Wirsz8097/
Birst8074/
Wihrs8035/
Wirse8022/
Wirzt8017/
Wirås8016/
Wairs8013/
Würst804/
Virst803/
Wirss803/
Wyrst801/
Wärst801/
Wirsh801/
Wirsch73344/
Wurszt73175/
Wieërs7345/
Whiers7337/
Buirst7329/
Wiehrs7322/
Viorst7321/
Wuerst7313/
Wierzt738/
Wairse737/
Würszt736/
Werste735/
Wircht732/
Waitrs732/
Vwiers731/
Vweirs731/
Wairsh731/
Wierrs731/
Wiersh731/
Wersts731/
Weirse731/
Werstz731/
Weihrs730/
Vierst730/
Withrs730/
Whurst730/
Wiersch67564/
Wers67323/
Birs67153/
Virs6791/
Wirsche6771/
Weirsøe6724/
Weirsch673/
Uirs672/
Wyrs671/
Wohiers671/
Wurscht670/

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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 Wirst
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