Wiskin Surname

735,823rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 393 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Israel

Wiskin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiskin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1601:348,23825,208
Israel821:104,36111,903
Canada751:491,27542,011
Australia301:899,85754,700
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England851:286,76919,769
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wiskin (11) may also be a first name.

Wiskin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wiskin is found most frequently in England. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiskin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wiskin is the 735,823rd most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 18,543,374 people. Wiskin is mostly found in Europe, where 43 percent of Wiskin reside; 41 percent reside in Northern Europe and 41 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 3,487,849th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 11 people.

The last name is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 160 people, or 1 in 348,238. In England Wiskin is primarily concentrated in: Oxfordshire, where 25 percent live, Essex, where 23 percent live and Greater London, where 18 percent live. Beside England this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 21 percent live and Canada, where 19 percent live.

Wiskin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wiskin has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Wiskin surname grew 188 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 1,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wiskin Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Wiskin earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 28.92% more than the national average, earning R 306,372 per year; in United States they earn 26.93% more than the national average, earning $54,771 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.96% less than the national average, earning $47,714 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whiskin92426/
Wishkin9212/
Witskin927/
Weiskind8674/
Whiskind8628/
Wischkin8614/
Wishking860/
Whisking860/
Wisken83236/
Viskin83171/
Weskin8336/
Wizkin837/
Weisskind801/
Whisken77102/
Viskina7779/
Vishkin7768/
Boiskin7767/
Wischin7757/
Bishkin7755/
Viskind774/
Wyszkin772/
Wiesken772/
Huiskin771/
Wiscken770/
Wissken770/
Huisking7185/
Vishkina7169/
Wyschkin7110/
Weißkind7110/
Bischkin714/
Weschkin712/
Vaiskina711/
Wessking711/
Withsken711/
Wiczking711/
Wedskind710/
Veskin6714/
Visken678/
Byskin674/
Vyskin674/
Uisken672/
Wizken671/
Viçkin671/
Biçkin671/
Viskne671/
Voishkina671/

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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
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  • 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 Wiskin
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