Wirtanen Surname

313,632nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Finland

Wirtanen Surname User-submission:

Wirtanen is a Finnish surname, meaning 'at the stream'.

Wirtanen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7401:489,80941,354
Finland2701:20,3582,877
Canada821:449,33638,948
Australia701:385,65331,598
Sweden161:615,42245,338
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Wirtanen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Wirtanen is a Finnish surname, meaning 'at the stream'.

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Wirtanen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wirtanen is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wirtanen? popularity and diffusion

Wirtanen is the 313,632nd most commonly used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 6,083,093 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Wirtanen are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 63 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 740 people, or 1 in 489,809. In The United States it is most common in: Minnesota, where 14 percent live, Massachusetts, where 13 percent live and Michigan, where 9 percent live. Outside of The United States Wirtanen is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 23 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Wirtanen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wirtanen last name are 12.43% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65.66% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wirtanen earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.95% more than the national average, earning $46,147 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.05% more than the national average, earning $53,185 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wirthanen942/
Wirteanen941/
Wirttanen940/
Virtanen8824,930/
Wertanen88177/
Birtanen882/
Vertanen75662/
Vyrtanen755/
Wertenen751/
Vurtanen751/
Virtanem751/
Wertanem751/
Vertainen71155/
Viertonen7169/
Vertenen633/
Bertanin632/
Bertonen631/
Vertanin631/
Bertonin501/

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