Whist Surname
Approximately 76 people bear this surname
Whist Surname Definition:
Possibly from Uist, one of the Hebrides.
Whist Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 46 | 1:111,789 | 14,873 |
| Canada | 24 | 1:1,535,233 | 104,339 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
Whist Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Possibly from Uist, one of the Hebrides.
This name may be the same as Wish, Whish, which Ferguson makes to correspond with the Old Norse Osk, and the German Wunsch. He says Osk, Wunsch, and Wish represent respectively the Scandinavian, the High German, and the Lower German forms of Oski, a title of Odin. It is however more probably a corruption of the name West. compare the local names Wiston, Wistow, Whiston, Whistons, Whistley, in all which the first syllable is doubtless derived from "west."
Whist Demographics
Average Whist Salary in
Canada
$70,016 CAD
Per year
Average Salary in
Canada
$49,683 CAD
Per year
Whist Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Whist Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Whist occurs more in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Whist? popularity and diffusion
The last name Whist is the 2,168,711th most commonly held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Whist live; 61 percent live in Northern Europe and 61 percent live in Scandinavia.
Whist is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is borne by 46 people, or 1 in 111,789. In Norway it is primarily found in: Eastern Norway, where 98 percent are found and Southern Norway, where 2 percent are found. Other than Norway it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 32 percent are found and Israel, where 7 percent are found.
Whist Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Whist earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 64.26% more than the national average, earning 568,477 kr per year and in Canada they earn 40.93% more than the national average, earning $70,016 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheist | 91 | 2 | / |
| Whists | 91 | 0 | / |
| Whiest | 91 | 0 | / |
| Wist | 89 | 2,226 | / |
| Whistte | 83 | 0 | / |
| Wiest | 80 | 11,402 | / |
| Weist | 80 | 4,046 | / |
| Wiste | 80 | 1,055 | / |
| Wisth | 80 | 383 | / |
| Wiszt | 80 | 136 | / |
| Wisst | 80 | 95 | / |
| Wijst | 80 | 71 | / |
| Huist | 80 | 22 | / |
| Wühst | 80 | 15 | / |
| Wizst | 80 | 12 | / |
| Whest | 80 | 7 | / |
| Waist | 80 | 7 | / |
| Wisht | 80 | 3 | / |
| Vhist | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hwist | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hbist | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wuist | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wists | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wieszt | 73 | 373 | / |
| Wischt | 73 | 96 | / |
| Weiste | 73 | 62 | / |
| Waiste | 73 | 10 | / |
| Wisztt | 73 | 9 | / |
| Weijst | 73 | 6 | / |
| Weiszt | 73 | 4 | / |
| Whicht | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hviszt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Witstt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wittst | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weisst | 73 | 0 | / |
| Witste | 73 | 0 | / |
| Weistt | 73 | 0 | / |
| Whitschtt | 71 | 1 | / |
| West | 67 | 409,029 | / |
| Wüst | 67 | 13,153 | / |
| Bist | 67 | 9,297 | / |
| Wust | 67 | 3,908 | / |
| Vist | 67 | 1,307 | / |
| Weiseth | 67 | 342 | / |
| Weisæth | 67 | 53 | / |
| Wißt | 67 | 28 | / |
| Wyst | 67 | 23 | / |
| Wäst | 67 | 22 | / |
| Wjst | 67 | 15 | / |
| Uist | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wűst | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wistová | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wixt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huisset | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wizt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wisd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weishet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wèst | 67 | 1 | / |
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