Whish Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Whish Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whish Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia731:369,80430,692
England711:784,76142,668
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England641:380,86523,394
Wales31:522,80514,314
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Whish Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whish is carried by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Whish? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,290,735th most commonly used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 41,406,511 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Whish are found; 42 percent are found in Northern Europe and 42 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most prevalent in Australia, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 369,804. In Australia Whish is primarily found in: Queensland, where 67 percent reside, New South Wales, where 21 percent reside and South Australia, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Australia Whish is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in England, where 40 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Whish Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Whish has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 111 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it fell 39 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whish Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Whish surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Whish earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 42.64% less than the national average, earning $24,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.93% more than the national average, earning $63,558 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wheish911/
Wish892,198/
Whis894/
Wahaish837/
Huish802,387/
Hwish801,763/
Wisch801,429/
Wisth80383/
Waish80103/
Weish8080/
Wishe8059/
Woish8030/
Whiss8021/
Whais8014/
Whise8011/
Which8010/
Wishs805/
Whies803/
Wiszh801/
Wheis801/
Vhish801/
Hbish801/
Whesh800/
Wis751,131/
Hwaish732,129/
Wischt7396/
Hbeish7380/
Weisch7377/
Woisch7367/
Wische7336/
Waishe7327/
Wishhe7326/
Hvisch7318/
Wischd7313/
Waisch739/
Whicht734/
Woishe734/
Waishh734/
Vhishe732/
Wheist732/
Wheshe731/
Whaiss731/
Weishe731/
Huishe731/
Wishce731/
Wheiss731/
W'Ishe731/
Hbaish731/
Weissh731/
Wehesh731/
Wahais731/
Waaish731/
Wishsh730/
Huisch730/
Wistch730/
Whitschtt711/
Wise67118,808/
Weis6743,949/
Wais6716,586/
Bish676,668/
Vish675,259/
Wiss673,828/
Wies673,064/
Huis671,864/
Wisz671,539/
Wesh67523/
Wijs67403/
Wuis67221/
Weische67209/
Waheesh67183/
Wyhs67109/
Weisæth6753/
Wehs6750/
Wois6716/
Wihs6714/
Wios6711/
Wisc6710/
Wysh673/
Wgis673/
Uish673/
Ouheish673/
Hwis672/
Wixs672/
Høwisch672/
Hvis671/
Wisd671/
Whes671/
Weisseh671/
Wwis671/
Wisx671/
Vwis671/
Whaitts671/
Baheish671/
Woische671/
Waitshe671/
Whys671/
Whoiche671/

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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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  • 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 Whish
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