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

Wiskow is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiskow? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 415,769th most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 8,706,745 people. Wiskow occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Wiskow live; 48 percent live in North America and 48 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 404 people, or 1 in 897,176. In The United States Wiskow is mostly found in: Minnesota, where 44 percent reside, Wisconsin, where 21 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 30 percent reside and Brazil, where 19 percent reside.

Wiskow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wiskow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wiskow last name rose 2,244 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wiskow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wiskow surname are 33.81% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 87.04% being 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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  • 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 Wiskow
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