Wissem Surname

1,459,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tunisia
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Wissem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wissem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tunisia891:6,8611,141
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
Algeria91:4,292,39548,087
France31:22,140,907385,998
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Wissem (2,295) may also be a first name.

Wissem Last Name Facts

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

Wissem occurs in Tunisia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wissem? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,459,453rd most commonly used family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 49,914,698 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Wissem live; 67 percent live in North Africa and 67 percent live in Mahgreb. Wissem is also the 155,629th most commonly used given name in the world. It is borne by 2,295 people.

The last name Wissem is most frequently used in Tunisia, where it is carried by 89 people, or 1 in 6,861. Other than Tunisia this last name occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 24 percent live and Algeria, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wisem915/
Weisseim861/
Wissam831,539/
Wissen831,073/
Bissem83106/
Wishem8324/
Wessem8318/
Vissem838/
Woisem832/
Wissim831/
Wissom831/
Wiesem831/
Uissem831/
Weissheim8018/
Weissen77390/
Voissem77117/
Whissen7794/
Wiessen7737/
Wissent7720/
Waissen7719/
Wisseng779/
Baissem773/
Wishsen772/
Wissone772/
Weiseim772/
Weishem772/
Wissamn771/
Huissem771/
Hwaisem771/
Wijssen771/
Wissend771/
Witssen770/
Wisam73455/
Wisen73391/
Wisom73141/
Bisem73112/
Wesem7330/
Wicem7311/
Visem7310/
Wusem732/
Weisheim71711/
Weissend71192/
Waissane7153/
Weissent7121/
Weissane7116/
Wieschem713/
Vissheim713/
Wiesheim712/
Waisheim712/
Weissamn711/
Weissoum711/
Weissone711/
Boisseam710/
Wiesen673,622/
Wessam673,223/
Wessen672,445/
Bessem67993/
Bissen67901/
Wisham67864/
Wyssen67837/
Wisson67514/
Weisen67439/
Wissan67236/
Waisam67193/
Wishom67180/
Bissim67173/
Wijsen67155/
Waisen67123/
Wisane6770/
Wixsom6770/
Vessem6757/
Wishen6741/
Wieseń6739/
Wissén6724/
Wisaam6718/
Büssem6715/
Uessem6715/
Waisom6713/
Weseme6711/
Vissen6710/
Vissam679/
Wissin679/
Wässen677/
Wiseen676/
Wichem675/
Whisen674/
Weseem674/
Wisend674/
Woisen672/
Baisem672/
Wishim671/
Bishem671/
Witsam671/
Witsom671/
Beissheim671/
Waissoune671/
Wiszeń671/
Wisehn671/
Beisem671/
Biseem671/
Weseum671/
Vissom671/
Wisasn671/
Wyssam671/
Wixsen670/
Wiscen670/
Weissehan670/
Wisaum670/
Whitssoom670/

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