Wisani Surname

519,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 627 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Wisani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wisani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4931:109,89413,226
Zimbabwe951:162,50820,181
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Wisani (4,366) may also be a first name.

Wisani Last Name Facts

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

Wisani is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Wisani click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wisani? popularity and diffusion

Wisani is the 519,402nd most widespread family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 11,622,880 people. The surname Wisani occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Wisani live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 104,500th most commonly held given name in the world, borne by 4,366 people.

The last name Wisani is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 493 people, or 1 in 109,894. In South Africa Wisani is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 58 percent are found, Gauteng, where 19 percent are found and Western Cape, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 15 percent are found and Indonesia, where 4 percent are found.

Wisani Last Name Statistics demography

Wisani earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.89% less than the national average, earning R 102,444 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waisani9275/
Wisaini922/
Wisanit921/
Wisanie921/
Hwisani921/
Wisannit86147/
Visani835,306/
Wijani83406/
Wesani83103/
Wisane8370/
Wicani836/
Uisani831/
Wisasemni80105/
Waizani7793/
Wijanih7757/
Vaisani7752/
Waisoni7737/
Visanoi7733/
Wigiani7727/
Wizatni7716/
Weizani7714/
Wisaneh7710/
Wijaini779/
Visanie778/
Visanid773/
Waisane773/
Wisanee772/
Uisaini771/
Huisani771/
Weesani771/
Visjani771/
Weisane771/
Huisaini7131/
Visanich7119/
Uhaisani719/
Waizaani715/
Visannit714/
Waisaneu713/
Veisanai711/
Wiseanee711/
Wisatnoy711/
Wisatnet711/
Visannie711/
Vaisaani711/
Visoni67162/
Wizany67145/
Vijani6777/
Wijoni6757/
Wijane6728/
Vesani6724/
Visane6720/
Visanh6712/
Uisanh6712/
Wizana6711/
Wizane676/
Wesane676/
Vysani671/
Vishsanoi671/
Wexani671/
Uisane671/
Uisahanai671/
Wysany670/

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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
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  • 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 Wisani
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