Wijshijer Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Aruba

Wijshijer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wijshijer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands301:562,90650,501
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iceland11:380,09011,096
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Wijshijer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wijshijer is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wijshijer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,352,516th most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. The last name Wijshijer is predominantly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Wijshijer are found; 73 percent are found in Western Europe and 73 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 562,906. In The Netherlands Wijshijer is most numerous in: South Holland, where 53 percent are found, North Brabant, where 27 percent are found and Limburg, where 20 percent are found. Excluding The Netherlands this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 27 percent are found and Aruba, where 21 percent are found.

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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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