Wiison Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Liberia

Wiison Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiison Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Liberia41:1,102,13437,930
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Wiison (19) may also be a first name.

Wiison Last Name Facts

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

Wiison occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiison? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wiison is the 4,649,889th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 72 percent of Wiison reside; 72 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Wiison is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held given name globally, borne by 19 people.

It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 19,682,529. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Akwa Ibom, where 44 percent are found, Adamawa, where 11 percent are found and Cross River, where 11 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 22 percent are found and Malaysia, where 11 percent are found.

Wiison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wiison has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wiison surname fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiggison8614/
Wieson833/
Wiesion7745/
Wiisane774/
Bijison771/
Wiesong771/
Wiysong771/
Whieson770/
Viðisson712/
Wiesjohn710/
Wihetson710/
Wiesen673,622/
Vieson6794/
Viisan6754/
Bieson676/
Waeson673/
Wiesan671/
Biisen671/
Biyson670/
Wyeson670/

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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 Wiison
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