Whiskey Surname

362,813th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 996 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Whiskey Surname Definition:

For Wiskey, q.v.

Whiskey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5541:319,75217,594
Trinidad and Tobago1411:9,6741,345
United States1021:3,553,519199,004
South Africa691:785,18453,751
England291:1,921,31276,208
Iran201:3,839,126105,129
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines171:6,627683
Israel131:658,28045,106
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belize11:355,4743,977
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Whiskey (151) may also be a first name.

Whiskey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Wiskey, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Whiskey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whiskey (Arabic: لوسكي) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Whiskey.

How Common Is The Last Name Whiskey? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 362,813th most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 7,316,813 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 64 percent of Whiskey live; 56 percent live in West Africa and 56 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Whiskey is also the 749,223rd most widespread first name globally It is held by 151 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 554 people, or 1 in 319,752. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Delta, where 60 percent live, Edo, where 9 percent live and Adamawa, where 8 percent live. Not including Nigeria it occurs in 34 countries. It also occurs in Trinidad and Tobago, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Whiskey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Whiskey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Whiskey last name rose 680 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 193 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whiskey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Whiskey are 35.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 88.89% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Whiskey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 32.64% more than the national average, earning R 315,192 per year and in United States they earn 22.01% less than the national average, earning $33,654 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whisckey934/
Whitskey930/
Whisskey930/
Whisky921,215/
Wiskey92178/
Whiske9211/
Whiskie8631/
Wisskey864/
Whiskes863/
Whiskay861/
Whiesky861/
Huiskey861/
Wiskeys861/
Waiskey860/
Weiskey860/
Wisky83707/
Wiske83302/
Waishkey8026/
Whieskie805/
Whissker800/
Weiske771,956/
Wieske77962/
Wiskie7775/
Wuiske7742/
Woisky7735/
Woiske7731/
Wiosky7712/
Weisky7712/
Wihsky779/
Whiski775/
Weskey774/
Wehske774/
Wiscky773/
Wisket772/
Waiske772/
Viskey771/
Wiskiy771/
Wiscke771/
Wissky771/
Wishky771/
Wiesky771/
Wiskae771/
Widsky770/
Waisky770/
Weisker71138/
Wischke7165/
Weisske7131/
Witsker7128/
Whysker7113/
Wiescke7111/
Huiskyi719/
Woitsky718/
Bisskey713/
Whizker712/
Wissker712/
Weiscke711/
Vitskey711/
Wieszke711/
Whichke710/
Wittsky710/
Wetskey710/
Huisker710/
Weske67908/
Wiski67863/
Wiska67536/
Visky67235/
Huijskes67234/
Wuske67191/
Woischke67137/
Wizke6778/
Viske6741/
Wesky6715/
Weissker678/
Wusky671/
Whichker671/
Wyske671/
Wysky670/

Whiskey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Whiskey in the Arabic language
لوسكيlwsky-
وسكيwsky-

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