Wisk Surname
Approximately 599 people bear this surname
Wisk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 261 | 1:65,590 | 8,693 |
| United States | 259 | 1:1,399,455 | 96,631 |
| Canada | 32 | 1:1,151,425 | 83,867 |
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| Poland | 14 | 1:2,714,911 | 112,031 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 1:2,391,366 | 115,093 |
Wisk (243) may also be a first name.
Wisk Demographics
Wisk Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Wisk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wisk Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wisk is most common in Malawi. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wisk? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wisk is the 537,454th most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,166,187 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Wisk are found; 44 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 573,164th most common forename globally It is held by 243 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Malawi, where it is borne by 261 people, or 1 in 65,590. Beside Malawi this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 43 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.
Wisk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wisk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wisk surname rose 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 Wisk last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Wisk surname are 7.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54% being registered to vote for 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wiske | 89 | 302 | / |
| Wisck | 89 | 185 | / |
| Wiszk | 89 | 22 | / |
| Whisk | 89 | 9 | / |
| Wiesk | 89 | 3 | / |
| Waisk | 89 | 0 | / |
| Widsk | 89 | 0 | / |
| Weiske | 80 | 1,956 | / |
| Wuiske | 80 | 42 | / |
| Woiske | 80 | 31 | / |
| Whiske | 80 | 11 | / |
| Wiskås | 80 | 8 | / |
| Weisek | 80 | 3 | / |
| Waiske | 80 | 2 | / |
| Woisek | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wiscke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wysk | 75 | 704 | / |
| Visk | 75 | 241 | / |
| Wusk | 75 | 137 | / |
| Uisk | 75 | 44 | / |
| Wisc | 75 | 10 | / |
| Wizk | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wjsk | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wixk | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wesk | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wisx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wischke | 73 | 65 | / |
| Weisske | 73 | 31 | / |
| Waishek | 73 | 26 | / |
| Woishek | 73 | 12 | / |
| Weiscke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weske | 67 | 908 | / |
| Woischke | 67 | 137 | / |
| Wiczk | 67 | 123 | / |
| Wizke | 67 | 78 | / |
| Witschke | 67 | 43 | / |
| Viske | 67 | 41 | / |
| Weischek | 67 | 6 | / |
| Weesk | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wyszk | 67 | 4 | / |
| Huisk | 67 | 3 | / |
| Weisc | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weisheck | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wyske | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woischek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wichk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wesks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Visck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bisck | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wiesc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weskt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weisx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voisk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vishk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Viskx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weisg | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weisskph | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wessk | 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 Wisk
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