Wish Surname
Approximately 2,198 people bear this surname
Wish Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller at the Meadowland [Middle English wyssh, Old English wisc]
Wish Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 761 | 1:476,293 | 40,436 |
| Pakistan | 257 | 1:695,112 | 10,495 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Iraq | 194 | 1:180,524 | 4,364 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| England | 106 | 1:525,642 | 32,946 |
| India | 80 | 1:9,588,317 | 188,446 |
| Canada | 79 | 1:466,400 | 40,200 |
| Iran | 71 | 1:1,081,444 | 48,589 |
| Papua New Guinea | 33 | 1:247,082 | 33,879 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| China | 28 | 1:48,832,913 | 2,633 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Israel | 21 | 1:407,506 | 32,346 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Afghanistan | 8 | 1:4,019,148 | 21,487 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 92 | 1:264,950 | 18,810 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 125 | 1:401,749 | 29,788 |
Wish (886) may also be a first name.
Wish Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Dweller at the Meadowland [Middle English wyssh, Old English wisc]
(English) Dweller at, or near, a marsh.
Kemble and Ferguson derive this name from the Teutonic mythology-Wish being one of the names of Odin; but it is most clearly local. A wish, in topography, is, "a damp meadow, or marsh, or lowland in a nook formed by the sinuosity of a river or stream, and so sometimes overflowed with water." Cooper's Sussex Glossary.
Wish Demographics
Wish Political Affiliation
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Wish Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wish Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wish (Arabic: ويش, Hindi: विश्व) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Wish click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wish? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 191,699th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,315,535 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 45 percent of Wish are found; 38 percent are found in North America and 38 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Wish is also the 273,104th most frequent given name throughout the world It is held by 886 people.
The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 761 people, or 1 in 476,293. In The United States it is most frequent in: Florida, where 12 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Ohio, where 9 percent reside. Besides The United States Wish occurs in 66 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 12 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 11 percent reside.
Wish Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wish has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wish surname grew 609 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 115 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wish Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wish last name are 4.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.78% registered with the party.
The amount Wish earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.93% less than the national average, earning R 109,476 per year; in United States they earn 8.48% more than the national average, earning $46,806 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.19% less than the national average, earning $48,100 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hwish | 89 | 1,763 | / |
| Wisch | 89 | 1,429 | / |
| Wisth | 89 | 383 | / |
| Whish | 89 | 176 | / |
| Waish | 89 | 103 | / |
| Weish | 89 | 80 | / |
| Wishe | 89 | 59 | / |
| Woish | 89 | 30 | / |
| Wishs | 89 | 5 | / |
| Wiszh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wis | 86 | 1,131 | / |
| Hwaish | 80 | 2,129 | / |
| Wiesch | 80 | 230 | / |
| Wischt | 80 | 96 | / |
| Weisch | 80 | 77 | / |
| Woisch | 80 | 67 | / |
| Wische | 80 | 36 | / |
| Waishe | 80 | 27 | / |
| Wishhe | 80 | 26 | / |
| Wischd | 80 | 13 | / |
| Waisch | 80 | 9 | / |
| Woishe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Waishh | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wishce | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weissh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weishe | 80 | 1 | / |
| W'Ishe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wheish | 80 | 1 | / |
| Waaish | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wishsh | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wistch | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wise | 75 | 118,808 | / |
| Weis | 75 | 43,949 | / |
| Wais | 75 | 16,586 | / |
| Bish | 75 | 6,668 | / |
| Vish | 75 | 5,259 | / |
| Wich | 75 | 4,084 | / |
| Wiss | 75 | 3,828 | / |
| Wies | 75 | 3,064 | / |
| Wisz | 75 | 1,539 | / |
| Wesh | 75 | 523 | / |
| Wijs | 75 | 403 | / |
| Wuis | 75 | 221 | / |
| Wois | 75 | 16 | / |
| Wihs | 75 | 14 | / |
| Wios | 75 | 11 | / |
| Wisc | 75 | 10 | / |
| Whis | 75 | 4 | / |
| Uish | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wysh | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wgis | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wizh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wixs | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hwis | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wisd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vwis | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wisx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wihc | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wihz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wwis | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weische | 73 | 209 | / |
| Woitsch | 73 | 163 | / |
| Weitsch | 73 | 124 | / |
| Weisæth | 73 | 53 | / |
| Wahaish | 73 | 7 | / |
| Høwisch | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wittsch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weisseh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waitshe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wuitsch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woische | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weiss | 67 | 195,790 | / |
| Weise | 67 | 31,206 | / |
| Vishe | 67 | 11,955 | / |
| Weisz | 67 | 10,275 | / |
| Waais | 67 | 9,441 | / |
| Visht | 67 | 7,532 | / |
| Vaish | 67 | 7,328 | / |
| Wisse | 67 | 4,188 | / |
| Weihs | 67 | 3,049 | / |
| Weich | 67 | 2,942 | / |
| Waiss | 67 | 2,459 | / |
| Huish | 67 | 2,387 | / |
| Baish | 67 | 2,212 | / |
| Wesch | 67 | 1,941 | / |
| Hwais | 67 | 1,425 | / |
| Visch | 67 | 1,075 | / |
| Weijs | 67 | 1,073 | / |
| Wiess | 67 | 780 | / |
| Wäsch | 67 | 661 | / |
| Visth | 67 | 572 | / |
| Waise | 67 | 295 | / |
| Beish | 67 | 198 | / |
| Wijts | 67 | 176 | / |
| Waich | 67 | 150 | / |
| Wiszt | 67 | 136 | / |
| Weistche | 67 | 111 | / |
| Wisst | 67 | 95 | / |
| Wiesz | 67 | 66 | / |
| Wuich | 67 | 55 | / |
| Buish | 67 | 42 | / |
| Wittsche | 67 | 42 | / |
| Woitsche | 67 | 33 | / |
| Vwich | 67 | 32 | / |
| Weshe | 67 | 26 | / |
| Whiss | 67 | 21 | / |
| Weesh | 67 | 19 | / |
| Bissh | 67 | 15 | / |
| Waihs | 67 | 15 | / |
| Whais | 67 | 14 | / |
| Woisz | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wizst | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wuiss | 67 | 12 | / |
| Whise | 67 | 11 | / |
| Which | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wessh | 67 | 10 | / |
| Boish | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wijss | 67 | 9 | / |
| Weijh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Wiehs | 67 | 8 | / |
| Woiss | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vizsh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Waisz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wyshe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wijse | 67 | 4 | / |
| Woits | 67 | 3 | / |
| Weitsche | 67 | 3 | / |
| Whies | 67 | 3 | / |
| Voish | 67 | 3 | / |
| Veish | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weisc | 67 | 2 | / |
| Woich | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weizs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weisß | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waisd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wysht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waysh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Widse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wheis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weisx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vijsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vgish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Viesh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vishp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vitsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuise | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wyseh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuaaishe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hweis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwist | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vishs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vissh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vhish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wihse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weishová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waixh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wéiss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwies | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hbish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woise | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wisce | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wjsth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uisch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwixh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuist | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wuesh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whesh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wissz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weash | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wysch | 67 | 0 | / |
Wish Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wish in the Hindi language | ||
| विश्व | visva | 96.77 |
| विश | visa | 3.23 |
| Wish in the Arabic language | ||
| ويش | wysh | - |
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