Wirsten Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Wirsten Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Wirsten Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wirsten Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wirsten occurs most in Scotland. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wirsten? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Wirsten occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Wirsten live; 83 percent live in Northern Europe and 83 percent live in British Isles.
The surname Wirsten is most commonly occurring in Scotland, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 1,070,763. In Scotland it is most frequent in: Scottish Borders, where 100 percent live. Outside of Scotland this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Germany, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weirsten | 93 | 9 | / |
| Weirstien | 88 | 0 | / |
| Wursten | 86 | 661 | / |
| Würsten | 86 | 434 | / |
| Wersten | 86 | 48 | / |
| Birsten | 86 | 5 | / |
| Wirstem | 86 | 0 | / |
| Wurstten | 80 | 38 | / |
| Wuersten | 80 | 29 | / |
| Wehrsten | 80 | 15 | / |
| Werstien | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wehrstien | 75 | 3 | / |
| Bersten | 71 | 49 | / |
| Versten | 71 | 47 | / |
| Byrsten | 71 | 14 | / |
| Werstyn | 71 | 8 | / |
| Bürsten | 71 | 7 | / |
| Werstén | 71 | 7 | / |
| Werstin | 71 | 3 | / |
| Birstin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Werstem | 71 | 0 | / |
| Verstaen | 67 | 522 | / |
| Werstink | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bersteen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Versteen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bershten | 67 | 0 | / |
| Vuursteen | 63 | 72 | / |
| Øverstuen | 63 | 11 | / |
| Veerstaen | 63 | 4 | / |
| Verstin | 57 | 185 | / |
| Verstyn | 57 | 68 | / |
| Vyrstyn | 57 | 6 | / |
| Berstin | 57 | 2 | / |
| Verstina | 53 | 68 | / |
| Verstyna | 53 | 5 | / |
| Bershtyn | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bershtin | 53 | 1 | / |
| Berszteń | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Wirsten
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