Wiser Surname
Approximately 5,788 people bear this surname
Wiser Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,209 | 1:69,583 | 8,076 |
| Switzerland | 150 | 1:54,753 | 7,051 |
| England | 90 | 1:619,090 | 36,665 |
| Austria | 67 | 1:127,096 | 17,572 |
| Canada | 65 | 1:566,855 | 47,218 |
| Germany | 60 | 1:1,341,758 | 84,137 |
| France | 22 | 1:3,019,215 | 204,848 |
| Luxembourg | 20 | 1:29,027 | 5,175 |
| Belgium | 18 | 1:638,702 | 56,744 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 13 | 1:1,875,028 | 58,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,090 | 1:46,072 | 5,315 |
Wiser (89) may also be a first name.
Wiser Demographics
Average Male Wiser Height
176.45 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Wiser Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wiser Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wiser is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wiser.
How Common Is The Last Name Wiser? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wiser is the 83,621st most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,259,078 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Wiser reside; 91 percent reside in North America and 91 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,011,231st most frequently occurring forename worldwide, borne by 89 people.
The surname Wiser is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 5,209 people, or 1 in 69,583. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 10 percent live, Tennessee, where 9 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States it exists in 40 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 3 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.
Wiser Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wiser has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wiser last name rose 478 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 692 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wiser Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Wiser are 35.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 88.57% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Wiser earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.07% more than the national average, earning $44,472 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.94% less than the national average, earning $47,230 CAD per year.
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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
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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