Wissig Surname

872,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 310 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wissig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wissig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1961:410,74237,603
United States1111:3,265,396186,924
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Wissig Last Name Facts

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

Wissig is most common in Germany. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wissig? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wissig is the 872,430th most commonly held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 23,508,213 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 64 percent of Wissig are found; 64 percent are found in Western Europe and 64 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Wissig is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 196 people, or 1 in 410,742. In Germany Wissig is mostly concentrated in: Hesse, where 53 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 19 percent live and Saarland, where 19 percent live. Barring Germany this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

Wissig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wissig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wissig surname expanded 358 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wissig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wissig last name are 16.39% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.16% being registered to vote for the party.

Wissig earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.61% more than the national average, earning $58,514 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weissig92168/
Wisig911/
Bissig832,134/
Wessig83153/
Weisig8350/
Wissik8337/
Wishig8327/
Wiesig833/
Weisseg7747/
Wissick7745/
Wessigk7740/
Weisigk776/
Weihsig771/
Wissike771/
Bisig731,781/
Wesig7377/
Wizig7366/
Wisik7325/
Wißig7316/
Wiseg733/
Visig731/
Weissick711/
Weisheig711/
Wisick67368/
Weißig67201/
Woitschig6776/
Bissic6774/
Wishik6754/
Wisike6751/
Bisseg6739/
Wetsig6734/
Beisig6727/
Veisig6726/
Witsik6725/
Witcig6716/
Wejsig6711/
Wiesik678/
Visigh678/
Wisegt675/
Wesseg672/
Bisigh671/
Weisigová671/
Vissic671/
Uitsig671/
Wissek671/
Woisik671/
Witsic670/
Huisig670/
Bessig670/
Wieseg670/

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Wissig Reference & Research

Wisinger FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Wisinger 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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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wissig
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis