Wirtgen Surname

652,085th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 463 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Wirtgen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wirtgen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2951:272,90028,854
Luxembourg961:6,047888
Belgium541:212,90127,429
France101:6,642,272293,169
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wirtgen Last Name Facts

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

Wirtgen is found most in Germany. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wirtgen.

How Common Is The Last Name Wirtgen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 652,085th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 15,739,840 people. The surname Wirtgen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Wirtgen live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 86 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 295 people, or 1 in 272,900. In Germany Wirtgen is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 41 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 39 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Germany this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Luxembourg, where 21 percent reside and Belgium, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wirthgen93382/
Wirgen922/
Wertgen8684/
Wärtgen862/
Virtgen861/
Wyrtgen860/
Wirgenth800/
Werthgen800/
Virgen7721,272/
Birgen776,974/
Wergen77822/
Wirgin7778/
Wirsen7768/
Wirzen771/
Wyrtzen7173/
Bertgen7160/
Wiersen7137/
Virgien7125/
Wirseen7112/
Weirgin716/
Wergent713/
Virgent713/
Wertsen712/
Wirdzen711/
Wirscen710/
Huertgen6716/
Wierszen678/
Wirschen671/
Wiersien671/

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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 Wirtgen
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