Wisham Surname

405,451st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 864 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Maldives

Wisham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wisham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8181:443,10438,071
Maldives341:11,887892
England31:18,572,686338,250
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1171:429,22031,367

Wisham (24) may also be a first name.

Wisham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wisham (Dhivehi: ވިޝާމ‬) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wisham? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wisham is the 405,451st most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 8,434,660 people. The surname Wisham occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Wisham reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Wisham is also the 2,187,323rd most widely held forename internationally, held by 24 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 818 people, or 1 in 443,104. In The United States it is mostly found in: Georgia, where 41 percent reside, Florida, where 9 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The Maldives, where 4 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Wisham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wisham has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wisham surname expanded 699 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wisham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wisham surname are 27.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 74% registered with the party.

Wisham earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.46% less than the national average, earning $39,066 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weisham923/
Wishaam921/
Whisham920/
Wischam920/
Wisam91455/
Weishaim8614/
Wieshamm867/
Wiesjham861/
Wittsham860/
Wissam831,539/
Bisham83341/
Waisam83193/
Wusham83188/
Wishom83180/
Visham83156/
Wysham8385/
Wicham8342/
Wishan8336/
Wisaam8318/
Wesham834/
Witsam831/
Wiesam831/
Wisame831/
Wisaum830/
Weishan77210/
Wischan7737/
Weysham7729/
Wishang7714/
Witcham778/
Baisham777/
Vishaam776/
Vaisham776/
Wissame775/
Waisame774/
Wieshan773/
Wichham773/
Wishand771/
Wissamn771/
Wichahm771/
Whishom771/
Viesham771/
Wisahan771/
Wishaan771/
Wishann771/
Waisiam771/
Hwishan771/
Waishan771/
Bishham770/
Whicham770/
Visam734,129/
Wesam732,527/
Wisan73745/
Bisam73589/
Wisom73141/
Wisem735/
Wixam731/
Wysam731/
Weisheim71711/
Weishahn71139/
Wischang7110/
Weisehan717/
Weishain717/
Whishant714/
Wieshahn713/
Weishand713/
Wiesheim712/
Waisheim712/
Wieschan711/
Weissamn711/
Waissame711/
Wischant711/
Whitcham710/
Weischan710/
Weishaan710/
Widshand710/
Weisshan710/
Waishang710/
Whitshom710/
Weichham710/
Weascham710/
Wessam673,223/
Wuisan672,501/
Bishan672,031/
Wishon671,811/
Wichan671,399/
Vishan67837/
Wisian67247/
Wissan67236/
Bissam67147/
Wissem67146/
Besham67141/
Weshan6792/
Vaisam6790/
Weisshahn6778/
Wisaun6776/
Wisane6770/
Wixsom6770/
Weisan6756/
Vesham6739/
Waisan6736/
Baisam6730/
Bisaim6723/
Weissheim6718/
Waysam6717/
Wexham6716/
Waisom6713/
Visaam6712/
Wixsan6712/
Vissam679/
Visame678/
Vusham678/
Wiciam674/
Bijsam673/
Weishahan672/
Weichamnn672/
Wesame672/
Woisem672/
Huisam671/
Bisaam671/
Bixsam671/
Witsom671/
Wisaan671/
Wissom671/
Wiesan671/
Visaim671/
Veisam671/
Wisomm671/
Wecham671/
Vicham671/
Wichań671/
Weesam671/
Weihshahn671/
Wisehn671/
Wesaam671/
Buisam671/
Wetsam671/
Wichom671/
Weischang671/
Wisasn671/
Wyssam671/
Wisant670/
Weisshand670/
Wehsam670/
Weissehan670/
Weisehahn670/

Wisham Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wisham in the Dhivehi language
ވިޝާމ‬visam-

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Wisham Reference & Research

Worsham DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Worsham 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 Wisham
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