Wiskes Surname

431,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 798 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Wiskes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiskes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi7581:22,5853,433
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Zimbabwe41:3,859,560114,807
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Wiskes (467) may also be a first name.

Wiskes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wiskes is more commonly found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiskes? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 431,494th most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,132,263 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Wiskes are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Wiskes is also the 394,192nd most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 467 people.

This surname is most frequent in Malawi, where it is borne by 758 people, or 1 in 22,585. Without taking into account Malawi this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent are found.

Wiskes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wiskes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wiskes last name expanded 450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wiskes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wiskes last name are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

Wiskes earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.48% less than the national average, earning $38,194 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wisckes924/
Wiskess924/
Whiskes923/
Wiskeys921/
Wiskies921/
Weskes837/
Biskes830/
Wisckesse801/
Huiskes771,550/
Huijskes71234/
Wuisches711/
Biçkes6775/
Biskys6721/
Beskes6717/
Büskes6710/
Viskis676/

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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 Wiskes
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