Wiseby Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wiseby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiseby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden221:447,58032,003
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Wiseby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wiseby is found in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiseby? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,957,383rd most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The last name Wiseby is primarily found in Europe, where 88 percent of Wiseby live; 88 percent live in Northern Europe and 88 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most common in Sweden, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 447,580. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Västra Götaland County, where 59 percent reside, Västmanland County, where 23 percent reside and Halland County, where 14 percent reside. Beside Sweden Wiseby is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wisebey923/
Wäseby8311/
Wisebe839/
Wiseba831/
Wishaby771/
Waisebi771/
Wissebe771/
Beisebay711/
Bisebi67315/
Wesebi6796/
Weisgeber672/
Wisabe671/
Witschebe670/

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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 Wiseby
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