Whisken Surname

1,828,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Whisken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whisken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:1,547,72466,012
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Whisken Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whisken is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Whisken? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,828,462nd most frequent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 71,446,529 people. Whisken is primarily found in Europe, where 36 percent of Whisken are found; 36 percent are found in Northern Europe and 36 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 36 people, or 1 in 1,547,724. In England Whisken is most frequent in: Dorset, where 31 percent are found, Norfolk, where 31 percent are found and Essex, where 22 percent are found. Without taking into account England this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 24 percent are found and Canada, where 23 percent are found.

Whisken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Whisken has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Whisken last name rose 171 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whisken Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Whisken earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 13.23% more than the national average, earning R 269,088 per year and in Canada they earn 0.31% less than the national average, earning $49,531 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wisken92236/
Huisken86787/
Whiskin86426/
Wiesken862/
Wissken860/
Wiscken860/
Whiskind8028/
Withsken801/
Whisking800/
Wiskin77393/
Visken778/
Uisken772/
Wizken771/
Huesken71297/
Beisken7151/
Wishkin7112/
Witskin717/
Wisquen716/
Huiskin711/
Huiskem710/
Huisking6785/
Weiskind6774/
Wischkin6714/
Huischen6710/
Weischen671/
Wishking670/

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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
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Whisken
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