View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Wish Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Wish (Arabic: ويش, Hindi: विश्व) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wish? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 191,699^th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 3,315,535 people. Wish occurs predominantly in Asia, where 45 percent of Wish reside; 38 percent reside in North America and 38 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Wish is also the 273,104^th most commonly used forename throughout the world. It is borne by 886 people.

The surname Wish is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 761 people, or 1 in 476,293. In The United States it is most frequent in: Florida, where 12 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Ohio, where 9 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 66 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 12 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 11 percent live.

Wish Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Wish has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wish surname expanded 609 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 115 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wish Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Wish last name are 4.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.78% being registered with the political 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.