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 surname Wirst 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 name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wirst? popularity and diffusion

Wirst is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Wirst is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Wirst reside; 50 percent reside in Western Europe and 50 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 20,126,365. In Germany it is most frequent in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 50 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent reside. Not including Germany it is found in 3 countries. It is also found 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 through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wirst surname decreased 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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wirst
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