Wisiy Surname
Approximately 142 people bear this surname
Wisiy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 141 | 1:147,298 | 16,269 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Wisiy (177) may also be a first name.
Wisiy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wisiy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wisiy occurs most in Cameroon. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wisiy? popularity and diffusion
Wisiy is the 1,484,726th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 51,320,746 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Wisiy live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Wisiy is also the 685,598th most widely held forename on earth. It is borne by 177 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 141 people, or 1 in 147,298. In Cameroon Wisiy is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 99 percent reside. Other than Cameroon this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wiesiy | 91 | 6 | / |
| Wisiey | 91 | 2 | / |
| Wisiyo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wisye | 80 | 26 | / |
| Wisie | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wisii | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wiesie | 73 | 241 | / |
| Wissie | 73 | 26 | / |
| Bisiyi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Bisiey | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wishie | 73 | 2 | / |
| Visiyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wesiey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vitsiy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wiseey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waisie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wisiet | 73 | 0 | / |
| Weisie | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wiessie | 67 | 69 | / |
| Weissie | 67 | 46 | / |
| Weitsii | 67 | 21 | / |
| Wushiyi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wetsiyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaisiay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Witshie | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whitsie | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wittsie | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wisiy
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