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
Average Wisman Salary in
United States
$43,836 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wisman? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wisman is the 171,018th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,893,031 people. The surname Wisman is predominantly found in Europe, where 37 percent of Wisman reside; 36 percent reside in Western Europe and 34 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Wisman is also the 175,372nd most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 1,881 people.
This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 875 people, or 1 in 414,239. In The United States it is most numerous in: Virginia, where 12 percent live, Indiana, where 9 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 9 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 33 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 34 percent live and Indonesia, where 16 percent live.
Wisman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wisman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wisman surname expanded 233 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 700 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it decreased 22 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Wisman Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Wisman last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Wisman surname are 31.84% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 85.07% registered to vote for the political 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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