Wislaw Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nicaragua
Highest density in:
Nicaragua

Wislaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wislaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nicaragua171:354,1823,204
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Wislaw (21) may also be a first name.

Wislaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wislaw is more frequently found in Nicaragua than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wislaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,427,875th most commonly held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Wislaw reside; 85 percent reside in Central America and 85 percent reside in Hispano-Central America. It is also the 2,368,944th most widespread first name in the world, held by 21 people.

This last name is most widely held in Nicaragua, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 354,182. In Nicaragua it is most prevalent in: North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region, where 100 percent are found. Not including Nicaragua this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Wislaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wislaw has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Wislaw last name grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wieslaw92106/
Woislaw9233/
Wishlaw924/
Weislaw920/
Wieszlaw862/
Wislow8321/
Wisław831/
Wiclaw831/
Weslaw831/
Wishlow77190/
Wojslaw7792/
Weislow7765/
Wiesław7715/
Woyslaw7714/
Weislav779/
Weiclaw774/
Wayslaw773/
Wisloow773/
Wejslaw771/
Weeslaw771/
Wieslow771/
Vieslaw771/
Waislow770/
Whislow770/
Wieshlow7130/
Whishlow712/
Weislova711/
Whitclaw711/
Weslow67290/
Bislow6736/
Wyslow674/
Wesław671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wislaw
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