Wiskey Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Wiskey 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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Wiskey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wiskey (10) may also be a first name.

Wiskey 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

Wiskey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wiskey is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiskey? popularity and diffusion

Wiskey is the 1,281,391st most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 40,941,269 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Wiskey reside; 80 percent reside in Southern Africa and 80 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 10 people.

The surname is most frequent in Malawi, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Not including Malawi Wiskey occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 10 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent live.

Wiskey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wiskey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wiskey surname grew 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wiskey Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whiskey92996/
Wisskey924/
Wiskeys921/
Weiskey920/
Waiskey920/
Wisky91707/
Wiske91302/
Waishkey8626/
Whisckey864/
Whisskey860/
Whitskey860/
Weiske831,956/
Whisky831,215/
Wieske83962/
Wiskie8375/
Wuiske8342/
Woisky8335/
Woiske8331/
Wiosky8312/
Weisky8312/
Whiske8311/
Wihsky839/
Weskey834/
Wiscky833/
Waiske832/
Wisket832/
Wiskae831/
Wiskiy831/
Viskey831/
Wiesky831/
Wishky831/
Wissky831/
Wiscke831/
Waisky830/
Widsky830/
Weisker77138/
Wischke7765/
Whiskie7731/
Weisske7731/
Witsker7728/
Wiescke7711/
Woitsky778/
Bisskey773/
Whiskes773/
Wissker772/
Huiskey771/
Weiscke771/
Vitskey771/
Whiesky771/
Wieszke771/
Whiskay771/
Wittsky770/
Wetskey770/
Weske73908/
Wiski73863/
Wiska73536/
Visky73235/
Wuske73191/
Wizke7378/
Viske7341/
Wesky7315/
Wyske731/
Wusky731/
Wysky730/
Woischke71137/
Wieschke7160/
Witschke7143/
Weissker718/
Whieskie715/
Whissker710/
Wioska67339/
Woiski67194/
Beiske67143/
Wiszka67101/
Weeske6764/
Bissky6755/
Wishka6746/
Weißke6746/
Wushke6736/
Wische6736/
Viskoe6736/
Boisky6725/
Wajske6721/
Biskei6720/
Woiska6715/
Witski6713/
Wieski6711/
Weszke6711/
Wuszke6710/
Wyosky6710/
Wiscki6710/
Woitschky6710/
Beisky679/
Wishki679/
Weskie678/
Weskes677/
Wiskär677/
Witska676/
Wetsky676/
Whiski675/
Viosky675/
Viscky675/
Wehske674/
Uitsky672/
Weiski672/
Wieska672/
Wiezke672/
Wysske672/
Hwiski671/
Wuscke671/
Wiscoy671/
Wishce671/
Wiskoa671/
Voisky671/
Uisker671/
Wiscka671/
Weshke671/
Viesky671/
Wiczke671/
Wushky671/
Biszke671/
Biskoy671/
Baiske671/
Weskhy671/
Wescke670/
Waiska670/
Wizcky670/
Wueske670/
Vissky670/
Wetske670/
Wuskee670/
Weskee670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wiskey
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