Wischum Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wischum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wischum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
United States271:13,424,405494,117
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Wischum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wischum is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wischum? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,436,415th most widely held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Wischum live; 56 percent live in Western Europe and 56 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 2,300,156. In Germany Wischum is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 100 percent live. Besides Germany Wischum is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 44 percent live.

Wischum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wischum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wischum surname rose 338 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wischum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wischum last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Wischum earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.98% more than the national average, earning $46,161 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wishum92144/
Wichum929/
Waichum8614/
Witchum860/
Wisum831,423/
Woischumng821/
Wishom77180/
Wissum7739/
Viscum7729/
Bishum7718/
Waisum771/
Wisaum770/
Whisum770/
Wiscom770/
Wishun770/
Weischung7554/
Waischung7513/
Wischhusen71681/
Wishoun7134/
Weichun7123/
Weishun717/
Weischunng715/
Vischun713/
Waishun712/
Whishom711/
Wischausen711/
Waischunng711/
Waichun711/
Wischussen711/
Wieszum711/
Vitchum710/
Weyshum710/
Wesshum710/
Weishuhn67490/
Wisun67299/
Wusum67176/
Wisom67141/
Visum6711/
Bisum679/
Weisshun672/
Wishchhusen672/
Weishunn672/
Wichhund671/
Weishung671/
Hwichung671/
Wischhussen671/
Wieshuhn671/
Wizum671/
Weissoum671/
Vishumth671/
Vishchun671/
Whishunt670/
Wishusen670/

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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 Wischum
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