Wisk Surname

537,454th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 599 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Wisk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wisk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2611:65,5908,693
United States2591:1,399,45596,631
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
England11:55,718,059489,080
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Wisk (243) may also be a first name.

Wisk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wisk is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wisk.

How Common Is The Last Name Wisk? popularity and diffusion

Wisk is the 537,454th most widespread surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 12,166,187 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Wisk live; 44 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America. Wisk is also the 573,164th most frequently held forename globally It is held by 243 people.

Wisk is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is carried by 261 people, or 1 in 65,590. Besides Malawi Wisk occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 43 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Wisk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wisk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wisk last name expanded 1,233 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wisk Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Wisk are 7.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54% registered with the political party.

The amount Wisk earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.72% less than the national average, earning $41,543 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.16% less than the national average, earning $35,692 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiske89302/
Wisck89185/
Wiszk8922/
Whisk899/
Wiesk893/
Waisk890/
Widsk890/
Weiske801,956/
Wuiske8042/
Woiske8031/
Whiske8011/
Wiskås808/
Weisek803/
Waiske802/
Woisek801/
Wiscke801/
Wysk75704/
Visk75241/
Wusk75137/
Uisk7544/
Wisc7510/
Wizk753/
Wjsk752/
Wixk752/
Wesk752/
Wisx751/
Wischke7365/
Weisske7331/
Waishek7326/
Woishek7312/
Weiscke731/
Weske67908/
Woischke67137/
Wiczk67123/
Wizke6778/
Witschke6743/
Viske6741/
Weischek676/
Weesk676/
Wyszk674/
Huisk673/
Weisc672/
Weisheck672/
Wyske671/
Woischek671/
Wichk671/
Wesks671/
Visck671/
Bisck671/
Wiesc671/
Weskt671/
Weisx671/
Voisk671/
Vishk671/
Viskx671/
Weisg670/
Weisskph670/
Wessk670/

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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
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  • 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 Wisk
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