Wisely Surname

232,007th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,741 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Wisely Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wisely Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2211:296,85427,450
Scotland1501:35,6923,478
Australia1171:230,73221,761
England931:599,11935,891
Ireland551:85,6174,914
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
India81:95,883,173728,828
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland811:54,6904,453
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland741:50,5843,461
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1911:262,92521,549

Wisely (714) may also be a first name.

Wisely Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wisely is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wisely? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 232,007th most widely held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 4,185,839 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Wisely are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Wisely is also the 309,041st most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 714 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,221 people, or 1 in 296,854. In The United States Wisely is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 13 percent reside, Missouri, where 11 percent reside and California, where 10 percent reside. Outside of The United States Wisely is found in 30 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 9 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Wisely Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wisely has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wisely surname grew 639 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 203 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it grew 930 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 32 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Wisely Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Wisely last name is predominantly Catholic (77%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Wisely surname are 2.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.13% registered to vote for the political party.

Wisely earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.26% less than the national average, earning $40,879 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiseley921,210/
Wiesely922/
Wiselay920/
Woiseley861/
Wesely831,760/
Wiseli83229/
Wisily836/
Wisele832/
Wisela831/
Visely830/
Wessely773,341/
Weszely77172/
Weseley7774/
Waisele7721/
Wehsely7716/
Weisoly7711/
Wisoley7710/
Weisele775/
Waisaly775/
Wissela772/
Weselay771/
Wyseley771/
Viseley771/
Viseliy771/
Viselya771/
Wyssely771/
Wissily771/
Wiselee771/
Wiesela771/
Biselay770/
Whisele770/
Biseley770/
Waisaley71119/
Boissely7144/
Weisiele7126/
Bishehly7115/
Wesseley717/
Weiseles717/
Baiseley717/
Weiseler714/
Vwiesele711/
Wisetlet711/
Vesely676,079/
Bisele67455/
Wesoly67443/
Wesele67256/
Wesela67169/
Biseli67111/
Weseli67103/
Wisila6786/
Visele6781/
Viseli6758/
Weselá6735/
Wesily6734/
Weselý6726/
Wisali6726/
Wisile6712/
Vizely6711/
Visela6711/
Wisale6710/
Wisili679/
Visoly677/
Viselé675/
Wisetleat674/
Weshelley671/
Visily671/
Wessisley671/
Wezily671/
Wecely671/
Wizeli671/
Wiceli671/
Vicely671/
Vaisselay671/
Weßoly671/
Wusele671/
Bysely670/

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Wisely Reference & Research

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Wisely/Wiseley FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wisely
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