Wirtu Surname

185,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Wirtu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wirtu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia2,2541:43,2774,742
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Wirtu (4,625) may also be a first name.

Wirtu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wirtu is most common in Ethiopia. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wirtu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 185,485th most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 3,189,298 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Wirtu live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Wirtu is also the 100,862nd most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 4,625 people.

This surname is most common in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 2,254 people, or 1 in 43,277. Other than Ethiopia this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Wirtu Last Name Statistics demography

Wirtu earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 61.76% less than the national average, earning $16,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weirtu911/
Birtu802,069/
Virtu80314/
Wertu8020/
Wretu801/
Virtus731,368/
Virtuz73246/
Virtud7330/
Birrtu732/
Virttu731/
Wertuy730/
Werthus671/
Virtuue671/
Wertaus670/

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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 Wirtu
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