Wisman Surname
Approximately 2,519 people bear this surname
Wisman Surname Definition:
(English, Scottish) A learned man; one who practiced magic arts; one who played the part of one of the Wise Men of the East in the Candlemas pageant.
Wisman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 875 | 1:414,239 | 35,992 |
| Netherlands | 852 | 1:19,821 | 3,120 |
| Indonesia | 411 | 1:321,774 | 28,222 |
| Tanzania | 132 | 1:401,073 | 28,352 |
| France | 45 | 1:1,476,060 | 142,161 |
| Canada | 39 | 1:944,759 | 71,777 |
| Australia | 38 | 1:710,413 | 47,396 |
| Peru | 28 | 1:1,135,147 | 20,057 |
| Colombia | 21 | 1:2,274,956 | 12,893 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Isle of Man | 5 | 1:17,164 | 3,455 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 375 | 1:133,916 | 12,757 |
Wisman (1,881) may also be a first name.
Wisman Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English, Scottish) A learned man; one who practiced magic arts; one who played the part of one of the Wise Men of the East in the Candlemas pageant.
Wisman Demographics
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Wisman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wisman Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wisman is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wisman? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 171,018th most commonly used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 2,893,031 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 37 percent of Wisman live; 36 percent live in Western Europe and 34 percent live in Germanic Europe. Wisman is also the 175,372nd most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 1,881 people.
The surname Wisman is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 875 people, or 1 in 414,239. In The United States it is primarily found in: Virginia, where 12 percent are found, Indiana, where 9 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 9 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 33 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 34 percent are found and Indonesia, where 16 percent are found.
Wisman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wisman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wisman last name grew 233 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 700 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it declined 22 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Wisman Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Wisman surname are 31.84% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 85.07% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Wisman earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 18.73% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,015 per year; in Colombia they earn 35% less than the national average, earning $14,756,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.59% more than the national average, earning $43,836 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.02% more than the national average, earning $65,094 CAD per year.
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