Whiskers Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Whiskers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whiskers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:24,163,929685,360
England31:18,572,686338,250
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland61:623,86916,225
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Whiskers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whiskers is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Whiskers? popularity and diffusion

Whiskers is the 3,602,217th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. Whiskers occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Whiskers are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 24,163,929. In The United States Whiskers is primarily found in: Arizona, where 20 percent live, Arkansas, where 7 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 10 percent live and Russia, where 10 percent live.

Whiskers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Whiskers has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whiskers Last Name Statistics demography

Whiskers earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.25% less than the national average, earning $31,821 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiskers931/
Huiskers8840/
Viskers80149/
Weskers801/
Biskers800/
Wischers752/
Beskers67238/
Viškers672/
Viskirs671/
Vischers634/
Wiskirch632/
Weiskirch59198/
Vishchers597/
Weisskirch5611/
Weiskirche562/
Višķers533/
Viskirch501/

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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 Whiskers
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