Wirthner Surname

996,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Wirthner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wirthner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1751:46,9316,346
France391:1,703,147154,208
Austria241:354,81038,119
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
England11:55,718,059489,080
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wirthner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wirthner is more frequently found in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wirthner? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wirthner is the 996,001st most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,356,210 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Wirthner reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 67 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

It is most common in Switzerland, where it is borne by 175 people, or 1 in 46,931. In Switzerland Wirthner is mostly concentrated in: Canton of Valais, where 65 percent are found, Canton of Vaud, where 9 percent are found and Canton of Basel-Landschaft, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Switzerland Wirthner occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in France, where 15 percent are found and Austria, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wirtner93115/
Werthner88270/
Würthner88189/
Wurthner8834/
Wiertner8820/
Wirtne861/
Wuerthner82132/
Wertner8049/
Birtner8035/
Wretner8010/
Würtner801/
Virtner800/
Wirtnes800/
Werthenner780/
Werthinner780/
Berthner7520/
Wretne713/
Vertner67190/
Bertner6768/
Bärtner671/
Berthne670/
Berthney639/
Bertne577/
Wjrhtna539/
Vertneh531/
Bertinne501/

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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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  • 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 Wirthner
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