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 last name Wiry is more commonly found in France than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wiry? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wiry is the 1,364,059th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 44,984,851 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Wiry live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 48 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,308,380th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 57 people.
The last name Wiry is most commonly held in France, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 885,636. In France it is most numerous in: Île-de-France, where 59 percent live, Centre-Val de Loire, where 12 percent live and Normandy, where 12 percent live. Other than France this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 43 percent live and Germany, where 6 percent live.
Wiry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wiry has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name declined 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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wiry
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