Whisant Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Whisant Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whisant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:24,163,929685,360

Whisant Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whisant is found most in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whisant? popularity and diffusion

The surname Whisant is the 5,057,639th most frequently used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Whisant are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Whisant is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 24,163,929. In The United States Whisant is most prevalent in: North Carolina, where 53 percent live, California, where 33 percent live and Georgia, where 7 percent live.

Whisant Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Whisant last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Whisant earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whiseant9346/
Whisante9332/
Whishant934/
Wisant920/
Whisseant880/
Wishant862/
Wissant861/
Wiszant861/
Wehsant861/
Wisgant861/
Whitsan860/
Whisain860/
Whisand860/
Wisan83745/
Weisgant805/
Whushant801/
Whiesand801/
Whisenht801/
Wischant801/
Whitcant800/
Whicaunt800/
Wuisan772,501/
Huisan77284/
Wisian77247/
Wissan77236/
Wisaun7776/
Wisane7770/
Weisan7756/
Bisant7753/
Visant7749/
Wishan7736/
Waisan7736/
Wixsan7712/
Whison778/
Whisen774/
Wisont773/
Wisaan771/
Wisand771/
Wiesan771/
Wicant771/
Wisasn771/
Weisgandt753/
Whisson71424/
Weishan71210/
Waisean71149/
Weissan71126/
Wiesand71105/
Waissan71104/
Whissen7194/
Huisain7159/
Wissang7139/
Wischan7137/
Bissant7134/
Wiesian7134/
Huissan7121/
Vishant7119/
Huishan7118/
Wishang7114/
Huiscan7113/
Wessant7111/
Huisian7110/
Weisgan7110/
Visaint719/
Weisand718/
Bishant717/
Biszant717/
Visante716/
Wiscont714/
Visanth714/
Waisane713/
Vwuisan713/
Vissant713/
Huisamn712/
Baisant712/
Viscant712/
Whaijan712/
Huisang711/
Bizsant711/
Wittsan711/
Wishand711/
Wissamn711/
Wijante711/
Whitsen711/
Whishon711/
Whisong711/
Boisant711/
Buisant711/
Weisane711/
Wissann711/
Huisaan711/
Huisanh711/
Waisasn711/
Wisahan711/
Wisaink711/
Wishaan711/
Wishann711/
Guhisan711/
Weisian711/
Hwishan711/
Bisandt711/
Waishan711/
Wichant711/
Weehsan711/
Whisham710/
Beisant710/
Hwaisan710/
Whizson710/
Wisjahn710/
Whieson710/
Wishont710/
Visan6715,609/
Bisan675,558/
Wison67723/
Huissain67586/
Wisam67455/
Wisen67391/
Wisén67301/
Wijan67186/
Wesan67150/
Weishahn67139/
Uisan6797/
Wiscount6776/
Hvitsand6775/
Wizan6765/
Waissane6753/
Weissang6750/
Buissant6741/
Weissgan6738/
Hvidsand6735/
Weisjahn6723/
Weissand6719/
Weissane6716/
Wischang6710/
Weisehan677/
Wisèn677/
Weishain677/
Vishanth676/
Bissaint675/
Wiessand675/
Vitsaint674/
Weishand673/
Huisjean672/
Viessant672/
Baissant672/
Wahaizan672/
Whitsosn671/
Whittson671/
Weissamn671/
Weiszand671/
Weichant671/
Huisaain671/
Wixan671/
Boissant671/
Visainte671/
Weischan670/
Weishaan670/
Whichand670/
Weisshan670/
Waishang670/
Whichean670/
Withsann670/

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Whisant Reference & Research

Whisenhunt DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Whisenhunt FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Whisant
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis