Whisnan Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Whisnan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whisnan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Whisnan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whisnan is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Whisnan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,117,718th most common family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Whisnan live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Whisnan is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Colorado, where 71 percent are found, New Mexico, where 14 percent are found and Tennessee, where 14 percent are found.

Whisnan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Whisnan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Whisnan surname rose 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whisnan Last Name Statistics demography

Whisnan earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.91% more than the national average, earning $50,875 USD per year.

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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 Whisnan
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