Wirton Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Wirton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wirton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France101:6,642,272293,169
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wirton (158) may also be a first name.

Wirton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wirton is borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wirton? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,213,395th most common surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Wirton is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Wirton reside; 71 percent reside in Western Europe and 71 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Wirton is also the 730,165th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 158 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in France, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 6,642,272. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Normandy, where 80 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 10 percent are found and Occitanie, where 10 percent are found. Beside France it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 14 percent are found and Brazil, where 7 percent are found.

Wirton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wirton has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weirton9215/
Whirton925/
Wirtone924/
Wierton921/
Birton83504/
Virton83308/
Werton8363/
Wirtan832/
Wreton830/
Wurton830/
Wherton77150/
Birtton779/
Buirton772/
Whurton772/
Uireton771/
Wirtane771/
Wertong771/
Wirthun771/
Huirton771/
Hwerton771/
Beirton771/
Wretton771/
Birhton770/
Whirtom770/
Wirthan770/
Whearton710/
Wyretton710/
Berton6721,268/
Verton67520/
Birtan67289/
Wirtum67274/
Virtan67214/
Värton6791/
Wertan6747/
Wertán6734/
Vurton678/
Byrton674/
Vreton671/
Wirthamnn671/
Birtun671/
Birtün671/

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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 Wirton
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