Wisniewski Surname

19,084th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,803 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Wisniewski Surname Definition:

(Polish) One who came from Wisznia (cherry tree), in Poland.

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Wisniewski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States17,5911:20,6052,603
Germany3,4221:23,5263,119
Brazil2,1041:101,7463,834
France1,2411:53,5247,050
Poland1,1251:33,7865,214
England9751:57,1476,889
Canada8571:42,9945,332
Australia3701:72,9618,589
Norway1551:33,1764,650
Argentina1501:284,95622,842
Sweden1111:88,7106,513
Netherlands1011:167,20024,400
Belgium641:179,63524,162
Scotland561:95,6046,623
Thailand541:1,308,118185,513
Spain491:954,12336,393
New Zealand481:94,34012,897
Switzerland421:195,54617,263
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
Denmark281:201,59716,538
Wales241:128,9399,528
Greece221:503,62763,727
Austria201:425,77243,235
Ireland191:247,8399,475
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Hungary101:981,62846,877
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Finland81:687,08836,047
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

The alternate forms: Wiśniewski (333), Wišniewski (12) & Wisñiewski (1) are calculated separately.

Wisniewski (33) may also be a first name.

Wisniewski Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) One who came from Wisznia (cherry tree), in Poland.

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

User-submitted Reference

Wisniewski is the 3rd most common surname in Poland. The name roughly translates to 'from the town of the cherry tree'.

- indieowl

Wisniewski Last Name Facts

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

Wisniewski is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Wiśniewski, Wišniewski or Wisñiewski. Click here for further potential spellings of Wisniewski.

How Common Is The Last Name Wisniewski? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 19,084th most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 253,013 people. The last name Wisniewski occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Wisniewski reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,807,719th most widespread given name worldwide. It is borne by 33 people.

The last name Wisniewski is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 17,591 people, or 1 in 20,605. In The United States Wisniewski is most common in: Michigan, where 12 percent are found, Illinois, where 11 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 6 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name is found in 56 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 12 percent are found and Brazil, where 7 percent are found.

Wisniewski Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wisniewski has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wisniewski surname grew 54,972 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wisniewski Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wisniewski surname are 4.51% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.28% registered with the political party.

The amount Wisniewski earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 30.98% less than the national average, earning 238,880 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 39.67% more than the national average, earning R 331,920 per year; in United States they earn 6.55% more than the national average, earning $45,975 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.03% more than the national average, earning $54,666 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiśniewski97333/
Wišniewski9712/
Wisñiewski971/
Wiszniewski956,030/
Wisnewski951,423/
Wiesniewski9574/
Wisniwski9516/
Wissniewski9514/
Wisniewwski953/
Wisniewskai952/
Wisniewskie951/
Wischniewski91328/
Wieszniewski912/
Wisniewska901,795/
Wisnievski90400/
Visniewski9093/
Wisniewsky9087/
Wisznewski9056/
Wisneiwski9037/
Wiesnewski9018/
Wizniewski9014/
Wishnewski9010/
Weisnewski908/
Wisniefski905/
Wesniewski904/
Wysniewski903/
Wisniswski902/
Wisniewske902/
Wissnewski902/
Wisneswski901/
Wisnewwski901/
Wisniewsqi901/
Wischnewski864,501/
Wiszniowski86598/
Wiszniewska86213/
Wyszniewski867/
Wis'niewska867/
Wiszniewsky867/
Wishniewsky866/
Wieśniewski866/
Wisznievski865/
Vishniewski864/
Wiesniewska864/
Wiesniewsky862/
Wischniwski861/
Wishniewska861/
Wiesniefski861/
Wiosniowski861/
Wissniowski861/
Viesniewski861/
Wisnievscki861/
Wisnefski84105/
Wisnevski8427/
Wysnewski8412/
Wisnewsky849/
Wisnewska845/
Wesnewski843/
Wicnewski842/
Wisnewske841/
Wiśnewski841/
Wischniowski82123/
Wieschnewski8229/
Wischnievski8216/
Wischniewska822/
Wizsnniewska821/
Wischnewskij821/
Weischnewski820/
Wiśniewska80258/
Visnievski8082/
Wishnevski8042/
Wiśniowski8042/
Wichnewski8021/
Wishnewsky8019/
Wisgnewsky8013/
Wisnievsky809/
Wizniewsky806/
Wisneiwska805/
Wishnefski804/
Wyshniwski804/
Wišniowski803/
Wisniovski802/
Wisniowsky801/
Wesniewske801/
Visniewska801/
Wiesnewsky801/
Wisneewska801/
Wišniewska801/
Vesniewski801/
Wisneivski801/
Wiesnivski801/
Wischnewsky76279/
Wischnefski7646/
Wischnevski7618/
Viesniewsky7615/
Wischnewske7615/
Wiszniovski7611/
Vishnievski765/
Wysznewskij764/
Wischniwsky764/
Wischnewska762/
Vishniewska761/
Visnewskijz761/
Wisznievsky761/
Wyszniewska761/
Wiesneawsky760/
Wisnefske7498/
Visnevski7432/
Wisnefsky7428/
Visnefski7415/
Wisnevsky745/
Wesnefski743/
Wesnewsky742/
Wesnewska741/
Wisnevska741/
Wiśnewska741/
Wischniowsky7324/
Wishchnewsky732/
Wojschnewski732/
Wysznewsskij731/
Wischnievsky731/
Wischniofski731/
Visnevskis70290/
Vishnevski7094/
Wishnefsky7057/
Visnevskij7033/
Wishnevsky7026/
Weshnevski7025/
Vizniowski7025/
Vishnefski7020/
Wychnewski704/
Viznievski703/
Wyshnewsky702/
Wysznewsky702/
Whisnefsky702/
Visniovski702/
Visnievsky702/
Wischnewskaja701/
Wischnewskaya701/
Whisnevsky701/
Visnevskii701/
Vichnewski701/
Vishnewska701/
Visnevskip701/
Wicznevski701/
Wyshniwska701/
Wishnifsky700/
Vishnevskiy67197/
Wischnevsky6750/
Vishnevskii6739/
Vishnevskie678/
Vishnevskij677/
Wyshniowsky677/
Vishnevskis675/
Vishnevskyi673/
Vishnivskiy671/
Weschnefski671/
Wisnevskaya671/
Wyszniowsky671/
Vischnevski671/
Vishnievska671/
Weschnewsky670/
Wischnebske670/

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Wisniewski Reference & Research

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Wisniewski FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wisniewski
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