Wisek Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Wisek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wisek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea791:103,21213,927
United States701:5,177,985261,849
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Wisek (10) may also be a first name.

Wisek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wisek is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wisek? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,428,594th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. Wisek is mostly found in Oceania, where 52 percent of Wisek are found; 52 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 52 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 10 people.

The last name Wisek is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 79 people, or 1 in 103,212. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: East Sepik, where 100 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 46 percent live and Austria, where 1 percent live.

Wisek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wisek surname are 5.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.33% registered to vote for the party.

Wisek earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.16% more than the national average, earning $45,805 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wishek9161/
Wiesek9148/
Weisek913/
Wiscek911/
Wissek911/
Witsek911/
Woisek911/
Waishek8326/
Wischek8325/
Woishek8312/
Wieszek8311/
Wiesiek835/
Wisseke831/
Wisgeck830/
Witshek830/
Wisecke830/
Wicek80225/
Visek80224/
Wesek8062/
Wisik8025/
Wusek807/
Wizek803/
Wiseg803/
Wieszeck7710/
Witschek778/
Weischek776/
Weiseeck772/
Weisheck772/
Woitshek771/
Wiesceck771/
Wieseeck771/
Whitseck771/
Woischek771/
Wischeck770/
Wiecek731,008/
Wisick73368/
Wiczek73182/
Wüseke7398/
Viscek7364/
Woicek7359/
Wishik7354/
Wisike7351/
Weseke7350/
Wiezik7347/
Wyzisk7341/
Wissik7337/
Wiesyk7330/
Witsik7325/
Vishek7320/
Biszek7320/
Wichek7313/
Wessek7313/
Waysek7310/
Wizisk738/
Wiesik738/
Vissek737/
Vitsek736/
Wisegt735/
Wussek734/
Waicek734/
Wicisk733/
Beisek731/
Wyseck731/
Wiceke731/
Visekh731/
Viseek731/
Wiezek731/
Wiezyk731/
Wieżyk731/
Wiecik731/
Weisex731/
Woisik731/
Biseek731/
Wizeck730/
Weesek730/
Wieseg730/
Woitschek7135/
Weitschek718/
Wittschek713/
Witscheck711/
Woischeck711/
Wierzyk67270/
Woitscheck67134/
Wyczisk6792/
Wittscheck6776/
Wuschek6774/
Weisseg6747/
Wissick6745/
Wojciek6738/
Woytsek6725/
Witchek6724/
Weiczek6724/
Wischik6717/
Wizieck6713/
Witczek6713/
Voitsek6712/
Woijeck6710/
Wesseik679/
Woiczek677/
Weisigk676/
Vishekh674/
Weschek673/
Wiesick672/
Bisheik671/
Weushek671/
Huiseks671/
Wesseke671/
Wicheck671/
Widjeke671/
Waisike671/
Woissyk671/
Wojszek671/
Bihseck671/
Wesseks671/
Whisike671/
Weshekz671/
Wisikeh671/
Wissike671/
Wajciek671/
Waiscik671/
Waiszyk671/
Whitscheck670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wisek
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