Wishan Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Wishan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maldives | 16 | 1:25,261 | 1,532 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 25 | 1:2,008,747 | 100,426 |
Wishan (109) may also be a first name.
Wishan Demographics
Average Wishan Salary in
United States
$26,125 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wishan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wishan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wishan occurs more in The Maldives more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wishan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,274,477th most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 64 percent of Wishan are found; 47 percent are found in South Asia and 44 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 900,062nd most widely held first name worldwide, held by 109 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in The Maldives, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 25,261. In The Maldives Wishan is most common in: Malé, where 63 percent live, Alif Dhaal Atoll, where 6 percent live and Baa Atoll, where 6 percent live. Apart from The Maldives this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent live and Yemen, where 11 percent live.
Wishan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Wishan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wishan surname fell 48 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wishan Last Name Statistics demography
Wishan earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 39.45% less than the national average, earning $26,125 USD per year.
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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 Wishan
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