Wiry Surname
Approximately 162 people bear this surname
Wiry Surname User-submission:
The name Wiry has its origin in the English word wire. Wiry means that something is like a wire. So maybe the first person, who was called Wiry was almost as thin as a wire.
Wiry Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 75 | 1:885,636 | 103,228 |
| Austria | 69 | 1:123,412 | 17,157 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 34 | 1:1,477,020 | 79,266 |
Wiry (57) may also be a first name.
Wiry Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The name Wiry has its origin in the English word wire. Wiry means that something is like a wire. So maybe the first person, who was called Wiry was almost as thin as a wire.
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Where Does The Last Name Wiry Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wiry occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wiry? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,364,059th most common family name globally It is held by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. Wiry occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Wiry reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 48 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Wiry is also the 1,308,380th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 57 people.
The last name Wiry is most frequent in France, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 885,636. In France it is most frequent in: Île-de-France, where 59 percent live, Centre-Val de Loire, where 12 percent live and Normandy, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account France it exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 43 percent live and Germany, where 6 percent live.
Wiry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wiry has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Wiry surname fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wairy | 89 | 322 | / |
| Wirey | 89 | 172 | / |
| Wiery | 89 | 130 | / |
| Woiry | 89 | 130 | / |
| Wirry | 89 | 12 | / |
| Wiryi | 89 | 10 | / |
| Wihry | 89 | 9 | / |
| Wiriy | 89 | 8 | / |
| Weiry | 89 | 3 | / |
| Wiroy | 89 | 1 | / |
| Whirry | 80 | 96 | / |
| Wairoy | 80 | 58 | / |
| Woirey | 80 | 10 | / |
| Wiryth | 80 | 5 | / |
| Wairey | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wirgay | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wirycz | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wairay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whirey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weirey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wirych | 80 | 1 | / |
| Woiroy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Witrey | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wira | 75 | 5,844 | / |
| Wery | 75 | 4,353 | / |
| Wire | 75 | 3,106 | / |
| Viry | 75 | 2,526 | / |
| Wiri | 75 | 1,410 | / |
| Wéry | 75 | 598 | / |
| Biry | 75 | 491 | / |
| Wury | 75 | 10 | / |
| Wjry | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wyry | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wairooy | 73 | 169 | / |
| Witrych | 73 | 4 | / |
| Weittry | 73 | 3 | / |
| D'Wairy | 73 | 1 | / |
| D'Weiry | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whittry | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whierry | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weirych | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whitroy | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wittroy | 73 | 0 | / |
| Viray | 67 | 37,646 | / |
| Vitry | 67 | 4,543 | / |
| Waira | 67 | 2,358 | / |
| Weary | 67 | 2,087 | / |
| Werry | 67 | 2,020 | / |
| Birey | 67 | 1,812 | / |
| Bairy | 67 | 1,168 | / |
| Wairi | 67 | 909 | / |
| Virey | 67 | 788 | / |
| Biray | 67 | 740 | / |
| Woira | 67 | 704 | / |
| Waire | 67 | 688 | / |
| Birry | 67 | 578 | / |
| Wehry | 67 | 574 | / |
| Voiry | 67 | 439 | / |
| Wiera | 67 | 431 | / |
| Boiry | 67 | 200 | / |
| Bihry | 67 | 136 | / |
| Weire | 67 | 125 | / |
| Werey | 67 | 112 | / |
| Wirza | 67 | 107 | / |
| Vairy | 67 | 105 | / |
| Wirai | 67 | 89 | / |
| Wiere | 67 | 76 | / |
| Wurry | 67 | 71 | / |
| Werys | 67 | 70 | / |
| Weira | 67 | 65 | / |
| Wirui | 67 | 61 | / |
| Whire | 67 | 59 | / |
| Wiroi | 67 | 58 | / |
| Viroy | 67 | 55 | / |
| Viery | 67 | 46 | / |
| Hwiri | 67 | 45 | / |
| Viriy | 67 | 45 | / |
| Wiroj | 67 | 45 | / |
| Weroy | 67 | 41 | / |
| Wireh | 67 | 37 | / |
| Biroy | 67 | 33 | / |
| Hwira | 67 | 32 | / |
| Wirie | 67 | 29 | / |
| Weiri | 67 | 29 | / |
| Hwire | 67 | 25 | / |
| Whiri | 67 | 20 | / |
| Veiry | 67 | 18 | / |
| Beiry | 67 | 17 | / |
| Währy | 67 | 16 | / |
| Whery | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wirei | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wirje | 67 | 11 | / |
| Woire | 67 | 11 | / |
| Weryh | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wirra | 67 | 8 | / |
| Virry | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wuiri | 67 | 5 | / |
| Weery | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wieri | 67 | 4 | / |
| Weray | 67 | 3 | / |
| Weury | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wuire | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wiroa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Whira | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weriy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wirer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Birhy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Viryo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uiray | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uirey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uhiry | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wirre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woiri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuira | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wihre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wyryt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wirea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buiry | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wyrzy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wiraj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vwiri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Viory | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weryy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Viruy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weryt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wiriz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whury | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wyrey | 67 | 0 | / |
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