Wisewell Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wisewell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wisewell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:1,741,18971,393
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Wisewell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wisewell is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wisewell? popularity and diffusion

Wisewell is the 2,776,799th most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Wisewell live; 65 percent live in Northern Europe and 65 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Wisewell is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 1,741,189. In England it is most common in: Essex, where 47 percent reside, Greater London, where 41 percent reside and Norfolk, where 13 percent reside. Other than England this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 18 percent reside and Venezuela, where 10 percent reside.

Wisewell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wisewell has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Wisewell surname rose 246 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wisewell Last Name Statistics demography

Wisewell earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 18% more than the national average, earning $58,625 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiswell931,527/
Wiseell930/
Wisswell88113/
Waiswell8811/
Weiswell880/
Wizewell880/
Wisell86425/
Wiswel862/
Wiswall80486/
Wissell80434/
Wiseall8046/
Weisell8040/
Wiesell8039/
Weiswel8013/
Wiseowl806/
Wiswill801/
Waswell800/
Weswell800/
Wisehebell780/
Wisel77276/
Woiselle7524/
Weise-El757/
Weiswall753/
Weissell752/
Wiessell751/
Wisiwela751/
Wisawall751/
Weiselle750/
Wissel714,078/
Weisel713,161/
Wiesel712,720/
Wisely711,741/
Waseel71770/
Wiseli71229/
Wasell71150/
Waisel7182/
Woisel7176/
Wiysel7144/
Wesell7130/
Wysell7116/
Wießel7115/
Weßell715/
Waseeulla712/
Wisele712/
Wisiel712/
Wiecel711/
Waisselle711/
Wisela711/
Bidgewell710/
Weseel710/
Wiswal710/
Wiscel710/
Wisall710/
Wassell673,327/
Wessell671,422/
Wiseley671,210/
Weissel67371/
Wasella67168/
Wisselo67139/
Waseela6787/
Waselle6775/
Wiessel6774/
Waiswol6726/
Waisele6721/
Waissel6721/
Weselly675/
Wiswala675/
Weisele675/
Wasewal675/
Wie-Sel674/
Waswele674/
Waseeullah673/
Wissela672/
Wiselwy672/
Wiesely672/
Wiysela672/
Wisaela672/
Wisalee672/
Wiesela671/
Waswela671/
Waiselo671/
Wissiel671/
Wiselee671/
Weseela671/
Waihsel671/
Weihsel671/
Wussell671/
Wisslee671/
Wisslwe671/
Weiss-Woll671/
Wiesèll671/
Wiselay670/
Wausell670/
Wissall670/
Wisuall670/
Wasello670/
Weasell670/
Biziwel534/
Bishiwl533/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Wisewell
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis