Whister Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Whister Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whister Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England21:27,859,030389,889
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Whister (22) may also be a first name.

Whister Last Name Facts

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

Whister has its highest incidence in The United States. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Whister? popularity and diffusion

The surname Whister is the 6,360,413th most frequently used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Whister is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Whister reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,301,746th most widespread first name on earth It is held by 22 people.

The surname Whister is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States Whister is mostly concentrated in: California, where 33 percent are found, Minnesota, where 33 percent are found and Florida, where 17 percent are found. Excluding The United States Whister occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 22 percent are found and China, where 11 percent are found.

Whister Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Whister has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Whister surname fell 74 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Whister Last Name Statistics demography

Whister earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whistter930/
Whitster930/
Wister92805/
Weister86413/
Wiester86176/
Huister86149/
Wuister86109/
Wisther8643/
Waister8612/
Wehster862/
Wishter861/
Wisster860/
Woister860/
Whuster860/
Wuijster80164/
Wisteard8070/
Wchester801/
Weistert801/
Wehester801/
Wischter800/
Wester7717,658/
Bister771,816/
Vister771,045/
Wüster77745/
Wuster7794/
Wistre7726/
Wäster7719/
Wyster771/
Uister771/
Wizter771/
Wixter770/
Wisterová7517/
Wistheart751/
Wisterova751/
Wechter711,201/
Beister71585/
Bijster71402/
Wichter71380/
Baister71335/
Weuster71174/
Wuester71142/
Westher71122/
Westert71118/
Viester71111/
Vuister7185/
Boister7169/
Wuyster7166/
Huester7162/
Wejster7152/
Wuszter7149/
Weixter7140/
Weszter7135/
Vistere7126/
Westerh7123/
Weaster7113/
Westter718/
Bisther716/
Wesster716/
Visster713/
Vaister712/
Weester712/
Wwester711/
Wesdter711/
Westeir711/
Westere711/
Viëster711/
Wysther711/
Veister711/
Voister710/
Weshter710/
Westerr710/
Westear710/
Weachter67189/
Weschter6715/
Wuesther672/
Veistere671/
Beijster671/
Wichther671/
Veishter671/
Bischter670/
Wetchter670/
Vissther670/
Buisterr670/
Houester670/
Weichter670/

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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 Whister
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