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Where Does The Last Name Wissen Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Wissen is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Wissén. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wissen? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 342,056^th most widespread last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 6,791,748 people. The last name Wissen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Wissen live; 77 percent live in Western Europe and 66 percent live in Germanic Europe. Wissen is also the 2,084,397^th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 26 people.

Wissen is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 608 people, or 1 in 132,410. In Germany Wissen is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 74 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 18 percent live and Hesse, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this surname is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent live and France, where 10 percent live.

Wissen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Wissen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wissen last name expanded 1,031 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 157 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wissen Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Wissen last name are 29.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76% registered with the party.

Wissen earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.15% more than the national average, earning $46,232 USD per year.