Wissin Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Wissin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wissin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin81:1,291,95054,095
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Wissin (13) may also be a first name.

Wissin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wissin occurs most in Benin. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wissin click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wissin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wissin is the 6,360,413th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Wissin is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Wissin live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most common given name internationally, held by 13 people.

This surname is most widespread in Benin, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 1,291,950. In Benin it is most common in: Zou Department, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Benin this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Wissin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wissin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wissin last name declined 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weissin924/
Whissin921/
Wisin9180/
Weissing8680/
Weissink8652/
Wissingh8630/
Weissina869/
Wissingk861/
Wissen831,073/
Wessin83354/
Woisin83301/
Bissin83232/
Vissin83158/
Waisin83142/
Wishin8352/
Wissén8324/
Wussin832/
Wissim831/
Weisin831/
Wiesin830/
Boissin771,421/
Vissing77798/
Weissen77390/
Whissen7794/
Baissin7769/
Viossin7759/
Wischin7757/
Vissink7756/
Wiessen7737/
Widsing7723/
Wässing7721/
Wissent7720/
Weisink7720/
Waissen7719/
Wishion7713/
Vission7712/
Wisseng779/
Buissin777/
Weihsin777/
Wessien777/
Voissin776/
Huissin775/
Wishsen772/
Wiesien771/
Wheisin771/
Wijssen771/
Wissend771/
Woising771/
Vissina771/
Wiszina771/
Witssen770/
Whitsin770/
Wesin732,005/
Bisin73715/
Visin73402/
Wisen73391/
Wisén73301/
Wysin7320/
Wisèn737/
Wusin736/
Uisin735/
Wicin731/
Weissend71192/
Weissent7121/
Wisinová713/
Wouessin713/
Hweishin712/
Wischina711/
Wijsingh711/
Vaission711/
Vaissina711/
Wuessing711/
Voisin6724,892/
Wiesen673,622/
Wessen672,445/
Bessin671,807/
Bissen67901/
Wyssen67837/
Weisen67439/
Wißing67260/
Wichin67242/
Vitsin67224/
Wessén67191/
Wijsen67155/
Wissem67146/
Waisen67123/
Vishin67119/
Baisin67110/
Whesin6787/
Weixin6742/
Wishen6741/
Vising6736/
Vuisin6731/
Whizin6730/
Vessin6723/
Vaisin6721/
Wussen6719/
Wusien6718/
Uising6718/
Vissen6710/
Wicina6710/
Boisin679/
Wässen677/
Widsén677/
Wiseen676/
Vässin675/
Whisen674/
Wisend674/
Visgin673/
Viosin673/
Woysin673/
Woisen672/
Huisin672/
Wehsin671/
Weshin671/
Visinn671/
Visint671/
Wisehn671/
Buisin671/
Weesin671/
Visien671/
Wicien671/
Wesgin671/
Wysing670/
Wixsen670/
Wiscen670/
Wesien670/
Weasin670/

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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 Wissin
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