Wisner Surname

68,186th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,287 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Wisner Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Wissen (white sand), in Germany; dweller on, or near, a meadow.

Wisner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,9121:61,3097,180
Liberia6281:7,020831
Argentina3201:133,57311,296
Germany1811:444,78239,627
England481:1,160,79354,689
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
France231:2,887,944200,772
Poland201:1,900,43796,203
Ecuador201:795,29213,165
Paraguay191:380,8815,564
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Haiti31:3,561,30220,668
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
China21:683,660,78330,601
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland381:116,5756,975
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5651:32,0893,861

Wisner (3,383) may also be a first name.

Wisner Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Wissen (white sand), in Germany; dweller on, or near, a meadow.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Wisner Last Name Facts

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

Wisner is found most frequently in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wisner? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 68,186th most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,000,075 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Wisner reside; 81 percent reside in North America and 81 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Wisner is also the 122,501st most numerous given name globally. It is borne by 3,383 people.

The last name Wisner is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 5,912 people, or 1 in 61,309. In The United States it is most common in: Maryland, where 10 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Michigan, where 8 percent reside. Outside of The United States Wisner is found in 44 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 9 percent reside and Argentina, where 4 percent reside.

Wisner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wisner has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 378 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 320 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Wisner Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Anglican (66%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Wisner surname are 16.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.11% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wisner earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 28.34% less than the national average, earning $16,269,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.34% more than the national average, earning $45,885 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.13% more than the national average, earning $55,212 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiesner9229,760/
Weisner923,461/
Wissner921,105/
Whisner92862/
Waisner92516/
Wishner92428/
Wihsner9212/
Wiszner9211/
Wisnier9210/
Woisner923/
Wisgner920/
Wisnerr920/
Wuisner920/
Wiessner861,195/
Weissner86400/
Wischner8678/
Wieszner8668/
Weishner8659/
Weiszner8614/
Wiehsner863/
Weisnger862/
Whishner862/
Weisnner862/
Weihsner861/
Wishnier860/
Whitsner860/
Whissner860/
Wesner835,756/
Wizner831,450/
Wißner83559/
Wysner83287/
Visner83278/
Bisner83163/
Wixner8395/
Wusner831/
Weischner8037/
Witschner8022/
Woischner8010/
Wisnerová806/
Waischner801/
Wieschner800/
Wießner772,675/
Wessner772,232/
Beisner771,370/
Weesner771,309/
Wichner77413/
Weasner77274/
Weißner7799/
Wiezner7796/
Baisner7768/
Viesner7753/
Veisner7749/
Vishner7735/
Weszner7734/
Weixner7733/
Wehsner7723/
Waizner7721/
Bissner7718/
Boisner7713/
Weshner7711/
Weizner7711/
Wyshner778/
Vissner776/
Bisneer775/
Weijner775/
Wüssner775/
Whysner773/
Bishner772/
Weusner772/
Wejsner772/
Waisnir771/
Weicner771/
Viosner771/
Wiczner771/
Wushner771/
Wiznier771/
Bisnher771/
Wysnner771/
Wussner770/
Wesnier770/
Waysner770/
Wedsner770/
Whesner770/
Wuesner770/
Wissnir770/
Weisnir770/
Weitschner752/
Weisnerová752/
D'Weissner751/
Beissner71304/
Woyshner7198/
Wüschner7189/
Weichner7168/
Uischner7141/
Wayshner7118/
Wuichner7116/
Weijhner7111/
Vischner716/
Wuschner715/
Wueshner715/
Wessnert715/
Beiszner715/
Weiczner713/
Beihsner713/
Veisnere713/
Whichner712/
Wessnger711/
Wessnerr711/
Viessner711/
Vaitsner711/
Weisznerová711/
Veishner711/
Veissner711/
Voishner711/
Wishnire710/
Bischner710/
Besner672,330/
Vizner671,329/
Wejner67508/
Wezner67245/
Weßner67214/
Višner6778/
Wexner6776/
Bixner6774/
Wyzner6769/
Vesner6765/
Vísner6751/
Bäsner6725/
Wueschner6720/
Vixner6712/
Vysner6710/
Visnerová679/
Wjzner677/
Wiznerová675/
Wízner674/
Bysner673/
Uesner672/
Wecner672/
Bizner671/
Waysenner671/
Visnerova671/
Weuschner671/
Vicner671/
Vusner671/
Visnir670/

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