Wisher Surname
Approximately 1,281 people bear this surname
Wisher Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller at, or near, a marsh.
Wisher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 933 | 1:388,488 | 34,165 |
| England | 210 | 1:265,324 | 21,048 |
| India | 85 | 1:9,024,299 | 181,432 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 91 | 1:267,861 | 18,927 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 215 | 1:233,575 | 19,635 |
Wisher (43) may also be a first name.
Wisher Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Dweller at, or near, a marsh.
Wisher Demographics
Average Wisher Salary in
United States
$41,818 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wisher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wisher Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wisher (Hindi: विशर) is most common in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wisher? popularity and diffusion
Wisher is the 297,484th most common last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 5,688,951 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Wisher live; 73 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,545,828th most common first name at a global level It is held by 43 people.
The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 933 people, or 1 in 388,488. In The United States Wisher is most common in: Delaware, where 10 percent are found, New York, where 9 percent are found and Illinois, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in England, where 16 percent are found and India, where 7 percent are found.
Wisher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wisher has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 434 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 231 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wisher Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wisher last name are 13.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.33% registered to vote for the political party.
Wisher earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.08% less than the national average, earning $41,818 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Wisher Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wisher in the Hindi language | ||
| विशर | visara | - |
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Footnotes
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