Wisniak Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Wisniak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wisniak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel551:155,59316,202
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
France101:6,642,272293,169
England91:6,190,895170,599
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

The alternate forms: Wiśniak (6) are calculated separately.

Wisniak Last Name Facts

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

Wisniak is borne by more people in Israel than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Wiśniak. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wisniak? popularity and diffusion

Wisniak is the 1,398,030th most frequent surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 46,715,038 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 37 percent of Wisniak reside; 35 percent reside in West Asia and 35 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia.

The last name is most widespread in Israel, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 155,593. In Israel it is primarily found in: Central District, where 36 percent reside, Tel Aviv District, where 22 percent reside and Haifa District, where 18 percent reside. Without taking into account Israel this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Argentina, where 10 percent reside.

Wisniak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wisniak are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Wisniak earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.62% less than the national average, earning $37,270 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiśniak956/
Wiszniak93160/
Wiesniak9333/
Wishniak9313/
Woisniak931/
Wiosniak930/
Winiak921/
Wischniak882/
Wizniak86160/
Wesniak865/
Woiniak864/
Visniak861/
Wieniak861/
Wieśniak80420/
Wichniak8032/
Wiezniak8015/
Wieźniak807/
Wieżniak804/
Vishniak803/
Voisniak801/
Winjak7722/
Viniak777/
Winhak771/
Wischnjak754/
Vischniak752/
Wojniak71842/
Wezniak7137/
Boiniak7133/
Visnyak7133/
Visnjak7120/
Wegniak7113/
Višniak7110/
Woyniak717/
Wuzniak716/
Vizniak715/
Vesniak715/
Binihak711/
Bisnjak711/
Bihniak711/
Wetniak711/
Vyshniak672,373/
Vishnyak671,593/
Vishniakova6741/
Voysniak6722/
Vishniac6716/
Waingnak679/
Vichniak675/
Wiñak674/
Weingnak672/
Wetnhiak671/
Wechniak671/

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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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  • 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 Wisniak
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