Wismar Surname

591,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 527 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Wismar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wismar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2611:1,388,73296,054
Germany781:1,032,12170,345
Denmark701:80,6397,855
Indonesia701:1,889,274120,273
Sweden351:281,33619,530
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Wismar (1,150) may also be a first name.

Wismar Last Name Facts

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

Wismar (Arabic: يسمار) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wismar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wismar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 591,720th most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 13,828,360 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Wismar reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 234,650th most numerous first name globally, held by 1,150 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 261 people, or 1 in 1,388,732. In The United States Wismar is mostly concentrated in: California, where 14 percent are found, Missouri, where 11 percent are found and Michigan, where 10 percent are found. Besides The United States it occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 15 percent are found and Denmark, where 13 percent are found.

Wismar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wismar has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,044 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wismar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wismar surname are 10.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.38% registered with the party.

The amount Wismar earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 7.22% less than the national average, earning 321,080 kr per year and in United States they earn 5.85% more than the national average, earning $45,674 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wissmar92153/
Wismayr9216/
Wismair922/
Wismare921/
Weismar920/
Wiesmayr86483/
Wiesmair8684/
Weismayr8646/
Wiesmahr8611/
Weismair865/
Whismart861/
Bismar832,255/
Vismar8334/
Wismor831/
Wißmar831/
Wesmar830/
Weissmayr8010/
Weissmair808/
Weissmahr807/
Weihsmayr807/
Witschmar800/
Weijmar7762/
Bismarh776/
Weismor772/
Vishmar771/
Vismart771/
Wichmar771/
Vismare771/
Wiesmor770/
Weismore7178/
Wiesmeyr7126/
Whismore7122/
Weißmair7117/
Weißmayr7116/
Vaishmar711/
Wiesmeir711/
Wishmeir710/
Wishmore710/
Bismor67257/
Besmar6783/
Wejmar6731/
Vismor6724/
Wezmar678/
Wischmeir675/
Vixmar674/
Vesmar674/
Bizmar672/
Vicmar671/
Whitsmore670/

Wismar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wismar in the Arabic language
يسمارysmar-
ليسمارlysmar-

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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 Wismar
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