Wiskow Surname

415,769th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 837 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Wiskow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiskow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4041:897,17667,678
Germany2531:318,20331,987
Brazil1591:1,346,37945,774
England111:5,065,278148,650
France31:22,140,907385,998
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Wiskow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wiskow is most common in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiskow? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 415,769th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,706,745 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Wiskow live; 48 percent live in North America and 48 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 404 people, or 1 in 897,176. In The United States Wiskow is most prevalent in: Minnesota, where 44 percent live, Wisconsin, where 21 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 30 percent live and Brazil, where 19 percent live.

Wiskow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wiskow has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 2,244 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wiskow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wiskow surname are 33.81% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 87.04% registered with the party.

Wiskow earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.46% more than the national average, earning $48,093 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wisckow9212/
Wikow9121/
Witkow83149/
Wiscow8344/
Viskow8339/
Wiskov835/
Wickow832/
Weikow831/
Weskow831/
Wiskoff7763/
Wyszkow7751/
Wittkow7713/
Weiskob7710/
Beiskow772/
Wieskaw771/
Witkoww771/
Weiskof771/
Witkows770/
Wekow7316/
Wikof732/
Weiskopf713,049/
Weiskoff7134/
Wieskopf7127/
Wishkoff7117/
Whiskoff7110/
Waiskopf7110/
Weiskoph715/
Weisskopf671,512/
Wikoff671,370/
Viskov67790/
Witków67114/
Weiskopff6795/
Witkov6749/
Biscow6732/
Weisskoff6725/
Wojkow6716/
Baikow6715/
Biskov6711/
Boikow6710/
Bäskow679/
Weiszkopf677/
Wiscov676/
Weihskopf675/
Weskob672/
Wiesskopf672/
Bickow672/
Weisskoph672/
Wiekof672/
Wikofe671/
Wescow671/
Weishkopf671/
Wekowa671/
Viskof671/
Wekoiw671/
Wiscof671/
Weiskopft671/
Wikoft670/
Wwiszkopf670/
Biskof670/

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