Wissema Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wissema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wissema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands611:276,83934,217
United States121:30,204,911765,334
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Wissema Last Name Facts

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

Wissema occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wissema? popularity and diffusion

Wissema is the 2,185,341st most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Wissema live; 81 percent live in Western Europe and 81 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 276,839. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: Friesland, where 43 percent live, Gelderland, where 23 percent live and North Holland, where 8 percent live. Outside of The Netherlands this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Wissema Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wissema surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Wissema earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.1% less than the national average, earning $30,594 USD per year.

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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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  • 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 Wissema
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