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 surname Wiskin occurs most in England. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiskin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wiskin is the 735,823rd most commonly held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 18,543,374 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 43 percent of Wiskin live; 41 percent live in Northern Europe and 41 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 3,487,849th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 11 people.

The last name Wiskin is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 160 people, or 1 in 348,238. In England Wiskin is primarily found in: Oxfordshire, where 25 percent are found, Essex, where 23 percent are found and Greater London, where 18 percent are found. Barring England it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 21 percent are found and Canada, where 19 percent are found.

Wiskin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wiskin has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name 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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