Wirtz Surname
Approximately 27,523 people bear this surname
Wirtz Surname Definition:
(German) One who acted as host in a tavern or inn.
Wirtz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 18,548 | 1:4,340 | 501 |
| United States | 5,759 | 1:62,938 | 7,370 |
| France | 979 | 1:67,848 | 9,394 |
| Luxembourg | 515 | 1:1,127 | 107 |
| Netherlands | 418 | 1:40,400 | 6,862 |
| Belgium | 401 | 1:28,670 | 4,609 |
| Canada | 173 | 1:212,980 | 20,593 |
| Guatemala | 111 | 1:144,889 | 3,358 |
| England | 87 | 1:640,437 | 37,483 |
| Seychelles | 82 | 1:1,127 | 271 |
| Switzerland | 80 | 1:102,661 | 10,922 |
| Argentina | 72 | 1:593,659 | 42,221 |
| Hungary | 59 | 1:166,378 | 14,685 |
| Brazil | 51 | 1:4,197,536 | 113,076 |
| Australia | 50 | 1:539,914 | 40,287 |
| Spain | 29 | 1:1,612,139 | 47,760 |
| Austria | 22 | 1:387,065 | 40,442 |
| South Africa | 18 | 1:3,009,872 | 112,058 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| Liechtenstein | 7 | 1:5,483 | 742 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 716 | 1:70,138 | 7,577 |
Wirtz (12) may also be a first name.
Wirtz Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) One who acted as host in a tavern or inn.
Wirtz Demographics
Average Wirtz Salary in
United States
$46,819 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wirtz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wirtz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wirtz is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Wirtz click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wirtz? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wirtz is the 19,881st most commonly held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 264,780 people. Wirtz occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Wirtz reside; 76 percent reside in Western Europe and 71 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Wirtz is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used given name at a global level It is held by 12 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 18,548 people, or 1 in 4,340. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 75 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 8 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 3 percent reside. Barring Germany Wirtz exists in 43 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent reside and France, where 4 percent reside.
Wirtz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wirtz has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 804 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,243 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wirtz Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Wirtz last name are 18.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.17% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Wirtz earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 18.37% less than the national average, earning 282,489 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 19.8% less than the national average, earning R 190,596 per year; in United States they earn 8.51% more than the national average, earning $46,819 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.28% more than the national average, earning $50,814 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wiertz | 91 | 1,532 | / |
| Weirtz | 91 | 55 | / |
| Wirtzs | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wiortz | 91 | 0 | / |
| Wuirtz | 91 | 0 | / |
| Wirz | 89 | 7,480 | / |
| Wertz | 80 | 12,663 | / |
| Wurtz | 80 | 7,051 | / |
| Würtz | 80 | 3,941 | / |
| Wirts | 80 | 521 | / |
| Wierz | 80 | 234 | / |
| Wyrtz | 80 | 146 | / |
| Virtz | 80 | 56 | / |
| Wärtz | 80 | 9 | / |
| Wircz | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wirdz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weirz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wretz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wirrz | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wirtc | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wirths | 73 | 2,136 | / |
| Wuertz | 73 | 1,430 | / |
| Wierts | 73 | 487 | / |
| Weertz | 73 | 226 | / |
| Weartz | 73 | 49 | / |
| Wiercz | 73 | 18 | / |
| Weirts | 73 | 16 | / |
| Wirtch | 73 | 13 | / |
| Viertz | 73 | 13 | / |
| Veirtz | 73 | 9 | / |
| Werdtz | 73 | 5 | / |
| Wertzs | 73 | 4 | / |
| Boirtz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Werstz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Virtze | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wertze | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wurtzz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wairts | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wirtts | 73 | 0 | / |
| Werrtz | 73 | 0 | / |
| Werhtz | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wurrtz | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wurz | 67 | 2,868 | / |
| Werz | 67 | 2,496 | / |
| Würz | 67 | 2,391 | / |
| Virz | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wűrz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uirz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weirtch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wierths | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wirc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wirtchs | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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- 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 Wirtz
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