Whiskin Surname

693,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 426 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Whiskin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whiskin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2991:186,34816,642
Canada541:682,32655,162
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Singapore131:423,66918,211
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England721:338,54721,815
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Whiskin Last Name Facts

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

Whiskin occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Whiskin.

How Common Is The Last Name Whiskin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 693,669th most frequent family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 17,106,915 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Whiskin reside; 70 percent reside in Northern Europe and 70 percent reside in British Isles.

Whiskin is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 299 people, or 1 in 186,348. In England it is most numerous in: Kent, where 36 percent reside, Essex, where 21 percent reside and Hertfordshire, where 9 percent reside. Not including England this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Whiskin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Whiskin has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Whiskin last name grew 415 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whiskin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Whiskin last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Whiskin earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.46% less than the national average, earning $37,342 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.14% less than the national average, earning $46,634 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whiskind9328/
Whisking930/
Wiskin92393/
Whisken86102/
Wishkin8612/
Witskin867/
Huiskin861/
Huisking8085/
Weiskind8074/
Wischkin8014/
Wishking800/
Wisken77236/
Viskin77171/
Weskin7736/
Wizkin777/
Weisskind751/
Huisken71787/
Viskina7179/
Vishkin7168/
Boiskin7167/
Bishkin7155/
Wechkin7114/
Hueskin715/
Viskind714/
Wiesken712/
Wyszkin712/
Wissken710/
Wiscken710/
Vishkina6769/
Wyschkin6710/
Weißkind6710/
Bischkin674/
Weschkin672/
Wiczking671/
Vaiskina671/
Wessking671/
Withsken671/
Wedskind670/

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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
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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 Whiskin
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