Wiske Surname

889,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 302 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Wiske Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Dweller by the R. Wiske; or in one of the places named there - from: Newby Wiske, Danby Wiske, Kirkby Wiske [Middle Welsh wysg, a stream = Irish and Gaelic uisge, Old Irish u(i)sce] (Teutonic) the Low German Wiske [from wís, wise + the diminutive suit.

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Wiske Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1331:994,35572,948
United States1031:3,519,019197,606
Nigeria341:5,210,081134,475
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Wiske (264) may also be a first name.

Wiske Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Dweller by the R. Wiske; or in one of the places named there - from: Newby Wiske, Danby Wiske, Kirkby Wiske [Middle Welsh wysg, a stream = Irish and Gaelic uisge, Old Irish u(i)sce] (Teutonic) the Low German Wiske [from wís, wise + the diminutive suit. -ke] Mr. P. B. Wiske, of Brooklyn, N.Y., informs me that his father changed his surname from Whiskey to Wiske; his great-grandfather having emigrated iii 1813 to America from Poole, Dorset, where the name Whiskey occurs in 18th-cent. deeds. Mr. Wiske has found the forms Wyskye, Wyskie, Wiskye, Wiskie, Whiskie, Whiskey in 16th-18th cent. Sussex records.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wiske Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wiske is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiske? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 889,654th most widespread family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 24,130,947 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 44 percent of Wiske reside; 44 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 44 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 547,545th most commonly held given name globally, borne by 264 people.

The surname Wiske is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 133 people, or 1 in 994,355. In Indonesia Wiske is most common in: West Java, where 71 percent reside and East Nusa Tenggara, where 29 percent reside. Apart from Indonesia Wiske is found in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 34 percent reside and Nigeria, where 11 percent reside.

Wiske Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wiske has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 2,575 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wiske Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wiske last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

Wiske earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.78% more than the national average, earning $49,958 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weiske911,956/
Wieske91962/
Wiskey91178/
Wiskie9175/
Wuiske9142/
Woiske9131/
Whiske9111/
Waiske912/
Wisket912/
Wiscke911/
Wisk89599/
Whiskey83996/
Weisker83138/
Wischke8365/
Whiskie8331/
Weisske8331/
Witsker8328/
Wiescke8311/
Wisskey834/
Whiskes833/
Wissker832/
Weiscke831/
Wieszke831/
Wiskeys831/
Weiskey830/
Waiskey830/
Weske80908/
Wiski80863/
Wisky80707/
Wiska80536/
Wuske80191/
Wisck80185/
Wizke8078/
Viske8041/
Wiszk8022/
Whisk809/
Wiesk803/
Wyske801/
Widsk800/
Waisk800/
Woischke77137/
Wieschke7760/
Witschke7743/
Waishkey7726/
Weissker778/
Whieskie775/
Whisckey774/
Whissker770/
Whisskey770/
Whitskey770/
Whisky731,215/
Woiski73194/
Beiske73143/
Wiszka73101/
Weeske7364/
Wishka7346/
Weißke7346/
Wushke7336/
Wische7336/
Woisky7335/
Wajske7321/
Biskei7320/
Woiska7315/
Witski7313/
Wiosky7312/
Weisky7312/
Wieski7311/
Weszke7311/
Wuszke7310/
Wiscki7310/
Wihsky739/
Wishki739/
Weskie738/
Wiskås738/
Weskes737/
Wiskär737/
Whiski735/
Weskey734/
Wehske734/
Weisek733/
Wiscky733/
Weiski732/
Wieska732/
Wiezke732/
Wysske732/
Hwiski731/
Wuscke731/
Wishce731/
Wiskiy731/
Wiskoa731/
Viskey731/
Uisker731/
Wiscka731/
Weshke731/
Wiesky731/
Wishky731/
Wiczke731/
Wissky731/
Woisek731/
Biszke731/
Baiske731/
Wescke730/
Waiska730/
Waisky730/
Wueske730/
Widsky730/
Wetske730/
Wuskee730/
Weskee730/
Weschke67709/
Wysk67704/
Bischke67362/
Wuschke67291/
Visk67241/
Weische67209/
Viszket67112/
Viszked67108/
Wiejski6789/
Vishker6766/
Wischki6748/
Weisseg6747/
Uisk6744/
Wischka6730/
Weißker6727/
Waishek6726/
Wäschke6723/
Wischee6717/
Whysker6713/
Viszkei6713/
Woishek6712/
Wiejska6712/
Wiskich6710/
Wisc6710/
Vittske679/
Woitsky678/
Beishke677/
Bishkeh674/
Bisskey673/
Wizk673/
Withski673/
Beiszke673/
Widskär673/
Whizker672/
Wesk672/
Wixk672/
Wjsk672/
Huiskey671/
Vitskey671/
Whiesky671/
Vishkei671/
Wieszka671/
Whiskay671/
Woische671/
Wisx671/
Wesckke670/
Waiskai670/
Whichke670/
Wittsky670/
Wittski670/
Wetskey670/
Weskeit670/
Huisker670/

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