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 in England more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiskin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 735,823rd most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,543,374 people. Wiskin occurs predominantly in Europe, where 43 percent of Wiskin live; 41 percent live in Northern Europe and 41 percent live in British Isles. Wiskin is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring given name on earth, borne by 11 people.

It is most common in England, where it is held by 160 people, or 1 in 348,238. In England Wiskin is most common in: Oxfordshire, where 25 percent reside, Essex, where 23 percent reside and Greater London, where 18 percent reside. Excluding England it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 21 percent reside and Canada, where 19 percent reside.

Wiskin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wiskin has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Wiskin surname rose 188 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 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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