Wiry Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Andorra

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France751:885,636103,228
Austria691:123,41217,157
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
England11:55,718,059489,080
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

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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Wiry Last Name Facts

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wairy89322/
Wirey89172/
Wiery89130/
Woiry89130/
Wirry8912/
Wiryi8910/
Wihry899/
Wiriy898/
Weiry893/
Wiroy891/
Whirry8096/
Wairoy8058/
Woirey8010/
Wiryth805/
Wairey802/
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Wirycz802/
Wairay801/
Whirey801/
Weirey801/
Wirych801/
Woiroy801/
Witrey800/
Wira755,844/
Wery754,353/
Wire753,106/
Viry752,526/
Wiri751,410/
Wéry75598/
Biry75491/
Wury7510/
Wjry751/
Wyry751/
Wairooy73169/
Witrych734/
Weittry733/
D'Wairy731/
D'Weiry731/
Whittry731/
Whierry731/
Weirych731/
Whitroy730/
Wittroy730/
Viray6737,646/
Vitry674,543/
Waira672,358/
Weary672,087/
Werry672,020/
Birey671,812/
Bairy671,168/
Wairi67909/
Virey67788/
Biray67740/
Woira67704/
Waire67688/
Birry67578/
Wehry67574/
Voiry67439/
Wiera67431/
Boiry67200/
Bihry67136/
Weire67125/
Werey67112/
Wirza67107/
Vairy67105/
Wirai6789/
Wiere6776/
Wurry6771/
Werys6770/
Weira6765/
Wirui6761/
Whire6759/
Wiroi6758/
Viroy6755/
Viery6746/
Hwiri6745/
Viriy6745/
Wiroj6745/
Weroy6741/
Wireh6737/
Biroy6733/
Hwira6732/
Wirie6729/
Weiri6729/
Hwire6725/
Whiri6720/
Veiry6718/
Beiry6717/
Währy6716/
Whery6713/
Wirei6711/
Wirje6711/
Woire6711/
Weryh6710/
Wirra678/
Virry676/
Wuiri675/
Weery674/
Wieri674/
Weray673/
Weury673/
Wuire673/
Wiroa672/
Whira672/
Weriy672/
Wirer672/
Birhy671/
Viryo671/
Uiray671/
Uirey671/
Uhiry671/
Wirre671/
Woiri671/
Wuira671/
Wihre671/
Wyryt671/
Wirea671/
Buiry671/
Wyrzy671/
Wiraj671/
Vwiri671/
Viory671/
Weryy671/
Viruy671/
Weryt671/
Wiriz671/
Whury670/
Wyrey670/

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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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