Visser Surname

4,760th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118,502 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Visser Surname Definition:

“Fisherman” in Dutch and Low German.

Visser Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands55,8041:3037
South Africa37,7451:1,435164
United States6,8911:52,5996,321
Mozambique4,9441:5,5141,220
Canada3,0041:12,2661,816
Australia2,5541:10,5701,565
Germany1,8911:42,5735,598
England6291:88,5829,600
New Zealand5331:8,4961,467
Belgium5101:22,5423,527
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
France4281:155,19324,084
Namibia4171:5,7781,120
Thailand2981:237,04140,154
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Argentina2491:171,66014,420
Spain1991:234,93515,384
Switzerland1141:72,0438,557
Sweden1111:88,7106,513
Botswana1051:20,8284,170
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Suriname1021:5,4181,247
Brazil941:2,277,38770,617
Russia671:2,151,090130,958
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Denmark581:97,3239,225
Zimbabwe441:350,86933,247
Italy411:1,491,62780,856
Scotland411:130,5818,115
Norway401:128,55716,659
Malta361:11,952723
Papua New Guinea351:232,96332,024
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Lesotho291:70,0889,364
Aruba281:3,696529
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Qatar251:94,32010,875
Curaçao231:6,837197
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Ireland221:214,0438,362
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Austria211:405,49741,758
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Finland151:366,44725,366
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Chile131:1,355,11323,887
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Swaziland91:144,244719
Vanuatu91:29,253714
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Wales81:386,81619,671
China71:195,331,65210,124
India71:109,580,769786,157
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Lebanon71:805,29815,541
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
Hungary51:1,963,25561,562
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Oman41:921,9937,313
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States951:528,61836,719

Visser (118) may also be a first name.

Visser Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Fisherman” in Dutch and Low German.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Dutch) One who caught, or sold, fish.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Visser Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Visser Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Visser (Arabic: فيسر, Russian: Виссер) is most common in The Netherlands. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Visser? popularity and diffusion

Visser is the 4,760th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 61,497 people. The last name Visser occurs predominantly in Europe, where 51 percent of Visser are found; 50 percent are found in Western Europe and 49 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 859,937th most common first name at a global level, held by 118 people.

It is most common in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 55,804 people, or 1 in 303. In The Netherlands Visser is mostly found in: South Holland, where 23 percent live, North Holland, where 22 percent live and Friesland, where 12 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands it is found in 111 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 32 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Visser Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Visser has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Visser last name grew 7,254 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 12,580 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 2,050 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 1,100 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Visser Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland and Evangelical (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Visser last name are 23.35% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.12% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Visser earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 8.27% more than the national average, earning 374,694 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 56.69% more than the national average, earning R 372,360 per year; in United States they earn 10.39% more than the national average, earning $47,632 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.18% more than the national average, earning $53,248 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Viesser92105/
Vissere9223/
Veisser9210/
Vaisser929/
Vissher925/
Vissier922/
Visseur922/
Visseer921/
Visserh921/
Vissert921/
Vissger921/
Visserr921/
Visse912,035/
Viser91446/
Visscher869,130/
Vaissier86340/
Voissier8674/
Veissier8673/
Vaissere863/
Visseher861/
Visshcer861/
Wisser833,240/
Fisser831,345/
Viseur831,295/
Vaisse83810/
Visger83499/
Visher83397/
Vieser83355/
Vesser83309/
Visier83305/
Visset83259/
Vaiser83244/
Veiser83223/
Bisser83218/
Vissie83107/
Visere8386/
Veisse8363/
Viesse8338/
Visjer8336/
Visses8331/
Voisse8325/
Vissey8320/
Viscer8319/
Viszer839/
Visseh837/
Vitser833/
Voiser833/
Vısser833/
Vissir832/
Vuisse831/
Vissee831/
Viosse831/
Viseer831/
Vysser831/
Vusser830/
Vise802,669/
Veisseire8044/
Veisseyre8011/
Vaisseyre808/
Visserová803/
Visschere802/
Vaisseire801/
Weisser778,250/
Vischer771,538/
Beisser77789/
Vessier77444/
Wissert77371/
Vesseur77367/
Vaissie77249/
Bissert77196/
Voisset77142/
Fissier77130/
Vaisset77115/
Wissehr77109/
Wiesser7795/
Hvesser7788/
Fiesser7771/
Voisier7752/
Waisser7749/
Veiszer7726/
Biesser7724/
Veitser7719/
Visiere7716/
Bissier7716/
Huisser7716/
Vessere7713/
Viesier7713/
Vaitser7713/
Veisseh7712/
Veisert778/
Feisser776/
Boisser776/
Vaisere776/
Fishser775/
Fissher774/
Vissett773/
Biosser773/
Veisset773/
Vaisher773/
Faisser773/
Bissere773/
Visshed773/
Veisher772/
Phisser772/
Wissere771/
Visxher771/
Viserre771/
Veysser771/
Fuisser771/
Fissger770/
Fitsser770/
Vishcer770/
Wisserd770/
Bissher770/
Veisserová752/
Vishe7311,955/
Viseu736,457/
Wiser735,788/
Wisse734,188/
Bisse732,177/
Fiser731,899/
Biser731,858/
Vissa731,467/
Vizer731,449/
Vitse731,375/
Veser73936/
Visee73692/
Vesse73435/
Voise73423/
Visey73341/
Viset73267/
Viese73232/
Vissi73213/
Veise73190/
Visée73164/
Vaise73120/
Vißer73110/
Viseh7398/
Visea7382/
Vissy7366/
Visei7353/
Visje7343/
Vises7337/
Visir7318/
Vised7315/
Visie738/
Vuser736/
Uisse735/
Visez734/
Vuise734/
Vicer733/
Visis732/
Visej731/
Viose731/
Visèe731/
Vissé731/
Visep731/
Boissier713,865/
Vayssier71398/
Veyssier71287/
Fisscher71282/
Foissier71214/
Beissert71211/
Vaisiere7189/
Huissier7165/
Buissier7149/
Beissier7124/
Huijsser7110/
Veyssere7110/
Vusscher716/
Pfeisser714/
Bisserth714/
Bisserød714/
Vuyssere713/
Vaissire712/
Boissejr712/
Pfiesser711/
Bissertt711/
Weisserd711/
Viserova711/
Veischer711/
Wiessier711/
Vishcher711/
Weissere711/
Vesseire711/
Fischser711/
Buissere711/
Baissher711/
Baissier711/
Vissches710/
Boissear710/
Vesscher710/
Vischert710/
Fisher67432,424/
Wieser6724,098/
Weiser6721,681/
Bisher6716,552/
Besser676,912/
Boiser675,387/
Fiszer674,598/
Weisse673,468/
Vessey672,687/
Vaysse672,418/
Boisse672,073/
Beiser672,056/
Wisseh671,807/
Bieser671,467/
Voisey671,466/
Büsser671,342/
Fesser671,325/
Wisher671,281/
Vissio67972/
Veysseyre67968/
Veeser67912/
Wesser67874/
Bissey67857/
Fieser67788/
Viossi67458/
Baisse67425/
Vaissaire67363/
Vaisey67354/
Buiser67353/
Vicere67342/
Buisse67341/
Feiser67296/
Vicher67266/
Waiser67260/
Wiseur67240/
Wiesse67237/
Fisere67211/
Veizer67200/
Vayser67175/
Vaizer67143/
Faiser67141/
Füsser67138/
Vessie67124/
Huiser67121/
Weisscher67107/
Waisse6799/
Beisse6797/
Vaissa6787/
Huisse6785/
Vische6785/
Bisere6783/
Vesere6783/
Veiseh6781/
Baiser6779/
Fitser6775/
Bisier6773/
Vishir6770/
Veiset6768/
Visits6768/
Fusser6767/
Vaissi6763/
Veysseire6762/
Bitser6757/
Vishei6756/
Vaisee6754/
Vesier6749/
Fiscer6747/
Wysser6743/
Vicier6741/
Veiserová6739/
Veissi6736/
Véssey6733/
Veyser6732/
Voisea6728/
Wissie6726/
Veissaire6723/
Bisger6722/
Viseas6721/
Bissee6721/
Fässer6721/
Weisserth6720/
Vysher6719/
Vishey6719/
Vesset6719/
Wusser6719/
Fhiser6718/
Voiset6717/
Viessi6716/
Phiser6715/
Viceer6714/
Veissy6714/
Foiser6714/
Voissi6712/
Vetser6712/
Veysse6711/
Veicer6711/
Vesseh6711/
Bisert6711/
Vuissa6711/
Voisei6711/
Visais6711/
Visherova6710/
Bisserova678/
Bioser678/
Fisehr677/
Vizeer676/
Veisey675/
Vitsep675/
Vissuy675/
Buisserth675/
Vesher675/
Vissay675/
Vaisis675/
Vijsir675/
Biszer675/
Whiser674/
Vaishe674/
Fisger674/
Voizer674/
Visays674/
Pfiser673/
Voyser673/
Visist673/
Visets673/
Biseur673/
Vaisys673/
Vicetr673/
Visheh673/
Voises673/
Bissea672/
Vhishe672/
Fisier672/
Bhiser672/
Woisse672/
Wisert672/
Wissey672/
Visesh672/
Vissai672/
Vaissayre672/
Wässer672/
Vajser672/
Veisie672/
Vischherr672/
Fisjer671/
Bisear671/
Bisetr671/
Vuysse671/
Woiser671/
Wisehr671/
Wisejr671/
Wisesr671/
Wissee671/
Wistscher671/
Weisshere671/
Vizzer671/
Vesses671/
Visedh671/
Visess671/
Vicejr671/
Vissaa671/
Veisze671/
Wiszer671/
Vaisea671/
Vessei671/
Bissir671/
Veissa671/
Vished671/
Vishie671/
Visschess671/
Vissit671/
Vitsie671/
Vitsis671/
Veïsse671/
Vidshe671/
Vidsis671/
Vaisie671/
Vaicer671/
Uisher671/
Veisis671/
Veitscher671/
Veseer671/
Fidser671/
Fisert671/
Boisseire671/
Visirr671/
Hbisse671/
Vishea671/
Widser671/
Wiseer671/
Veaser670/
Vuisey670/
Wisger670/
Hvesse670/
Biscer670/
Vishes670/
Vesear670/
Vizeir670/
Viesey670/
Vusher670/
Uesser670/
Fihser670/
Vaises670/
Vuissy670/

Visser Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Visser in the Russian language
Виссерvisser-
Visser in the Arabic language
فيسرfysr-

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