Wisnæs Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Wisnæs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wisnæs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway121:428,52437,411

The alternate forms: Wisns (0) are calculated separately.

Wisnæs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wisnæs occurs more in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Wisns. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wisnæs? popularity and diffusion

Wisnæs is the 5,587,209th most common family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. Wisnæs occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Wisnæs reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most commonly held in Norway, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 428,524. In Norway Wisnæs is most common in: Western Norway, where 92 percent reside and Eastern Norway, where 8 percent reside.

Wisnæs Last Name Statistics demography

Wisnæs earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 27.58% less than the national average, earning 250,615 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wisns970/
Winæs912/
Winnæs835/
Wesnæs835/
Winnæss7774/
Wisgens771/
Wiesens771/
Vinæs7325/
Wenæs7315/
Bisns731/
Winss730/
Wissgens711/
Weisense710/
Visens67118/
Wienss6723/
Wesens676/
Wesnse672/
Weisensse670/
Weesns670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Wisnæs
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