Wirthgen Surname

751,291st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 382 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wirthgen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wirthgen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3371:238,88926,233
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Wirthgen Last Name Facts

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

Wirthgen is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Wirthgen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wirthgen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 751,291st most numerous last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 19,077,345 people. The last name Wirthgen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Wirthgen live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Wirthgen is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 337 people, or 1 in 238,889. In Germany Wirthgen is most common in: Saxony, where 59 percent are found, Hesse, where 11 percent are found and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 7 percent are found. Not including Germany Wirthgen exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Switzerland, where 1 percent are found.

Wirthgen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wirthgen are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Wirthgen earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 87.78% more than the national average, earning $81,027 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wirtgen93463/
Wirthen9312/
Wirthein881/
Werthgen880/
Wirgen862/
Werthen80111/
Wertgen8084/
Wärtgen802/
Wrethen801/
Virtgen801/
Wirthin801/
Wyrtgen800/
Werthein7574/
Wirtheim7544/
Wertchen755/
Birtthen751/
Wirschen751/
Wirthing750/
Wertehen750/
Wirgenth750/
Virgen7121,272/
Birgen716,974/
Wergen71822/
Wirgin7178/
Wirsen7168/
Wierschen7129/
Wirthheim7112/
Wertheimn712/
Weirtheim711/
Wirzen711/
Wirtissen711/
Woitrchen711/
Wirtisien711/
Wertcheng711/
Wertchein711/
Wirscheng710/
Wuerthene710/
Wyrtzen6773/
Werthén6770/
Wertien6767/
Bertgen6760/
Wiersen6737/
Berthen6730/
Virgien6725/
Werthem6722/
Wirchin6722/
Werthessen6718/
Wrethén6712/
Wirseen6712/
Werchen677/
Weirgin676/
Birthin675/
Wergent673/
Virgent673/
Wertsen672/
Wierschien672/
Virtein672/
Wertein671/
Wirdzen671/
Virchen670/
Werthin670/
Wirscen670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wirthgen
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