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Where Does The Last Name Wisdom Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Wisdom is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wisdom click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wisdom? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 15,199^th most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 198,885 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of Wisdom are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 60 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 7,640^th most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 136,588 people.

The surname Wisdom is most common in Ghana, where it is borne by 11,984 people, or 1 in 2,255. Without taking into account Ghana Wisdom occurs in 99 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Nigeria, where 23 percent reside.

Wisdom Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Wisdom has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wisdom surname grew 848 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 279 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 12 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 321 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 2,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wisdom Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Anglican (49%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Wisdom surname are 15.24% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.01% registered with the political party.

The amount Wisdom earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 36.65% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,280 per year; in South Africa they earn 10.24% more than the national average, earning R 261,984 per year; in United States they earn 1.84% less than the national average, earning $42,356 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.58% less than the national average, earning $48,402 CAD per year.