Whissen Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

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

Whissen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whissen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States941:3,855,946211,262
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:947,52256,651

Whissen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whissen is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whissen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,918,812th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Whissen live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 3,855,946. In The United States Whissen is most common in: Ohio, where 23 percent are found, Colorado, where 22 percent are found and Oregon, where 11 percent are found.

Whissen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Whissen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Whissen last name increased 177 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whissen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Whissen surname are 1.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.55% being registered with the party.

Whissen earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.93% more than the national average, earning $46,139 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wissen921,073/
Whisen924/
Huissen86708/
Whisson86424/
Weissen86390/
Wiessen8637/
Wissent8620/
Waissen8619/
Wisseng869/
Wishsen862/
Whitsen861/
Whisent861/
Whissin861/
Wijssen861/
Wissend861/
Witssen860/
Wisen83391/
Weissend80192/
Huijssen80118/
Weissent8021/
Whitsend801/
Whitsosn801/
Wiesen773,622/
Wessen772,445/
Bissen77901/
Wyssen77837/
Wisson77514/
Weisen77439/
Huisen77388/
Wissan77236/
Wijsen77155/
Wissem77146/
Waisen77123/
Wishen7741/
Wissén7724/
Wussen7719/
Vissen7710/
Wissin779/
Whison778/
Wässen777/
Wiseen776/
Wisend774/
Woisen772/
Whizen771/
Wisehn771/
Wisasn771/
Wixsen770/
Wiscen770/
Wuhsen770/
Whesen770/
Weissehan750/
Weisson71708/
Waisaen71503/
Weisend71297/
Huijsen71167/
Weissan71126/
Waissan71104/
Huisjen7188/
Weisent7184/
Huisson7178/
Weishen7154/
Wissang7139/
Buissen7130/
Huissan7121/
Woisson7116/
Whisant7115/
Huessen7114/
Boissen7113/
Weijsen719/
Wessien717/
Whysenn716/
Waisson716/
Vhisent715/
Huissin715/
Wesseen714/
Weissin714/
Huisien714/
Huishen713/
Voissen712/
Wissone712/
Beissen712/
Hweisen711/
H'Weissene711/
Wissamn711/
Whishon711/
Whisong711/
Huissem711/
Whesson711/
Wissann711/
Vissent711/
Wiesien711/
Wieszen711/
Weisene711/
Wheisin711/
Waisasn711/
Wissant711/
Wischausen711/
Vissenk711/
Waiseng711/
Wuiseng711/
Whitsan710/
Whizson710/
Whitsin710/
Wissong710/
Whisand710/
Whetsen710/
Wayssen710/
Weisenk710/
Wishhausen710/
Wisshausen710/
Whieson710/
Wischhasen710/
Bisen6732,555/
Wesen675,921/
Visen67770/
Wisan67745/
Wison67723/
Wisén67301/
Wißen67159/
Huissoon67146/
Buijssen67139/
Weissing6780/
Wisin6780/
Waissane6753/
Weissink6752/
Weissang6750/
Wicen6742/
Wixen6739/
Weissgan6738/
Wissingh6730/
Weissohn6726/
Wysen6724/
Weissand6719/
Weissane6716/
Huischen6710/
Wusen6710/
Weissina679/
Weisehan677/
Wisèn677/
Waissong677/
Weissoun676/
Wisem675/
Whishant674/
Whittson671/
Weissamn671/
Weissone671/
Weischen671/
Wissingk671/
Weisshan670/
Wischent670/
Wischend670/
Whitchen670/

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