Wist Surname
Approximately 2,226 people bear this surname
Wist Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 742 | 1:108,498 | 13,403 |
| United States | 619 | 1:585,556 | 47,866 |
| Canada | 288 | 1:127,936 | 13,339 |
| Norway | 242 | 1:21,249 | 2,752 |
| Brazil | 75 | 1:2,854,324 | 84,307 |
| Poland | 45 | 1:844,639 | 65,213 |
| Switzerland | 39 | 1:210,588 | 18,223 |
| India | 33 | 1:23,244,406 | 321,547 |
| Argentina | 28 | 1:1,526,550 | 84,030 |
| Austria | 21 | 1:405,497 | 41,758 |
| Suriname | 19 | 1:29,085 | 5,642 |
| Finland | 18 | 1:305,372 | 22,464 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 21 | 1:1,160,732 | 43,748 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 157 | 1:319,864 | 25,024 |
Wist (32) may also be a first name.
Wist Demographics
Average Male Wist Height
174.31 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Wist Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wist Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wist (Hindi: विष्ट) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wist? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 189,722nd most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 3,273,830 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Wist reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,840,253rd most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 32 people.
Wist is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 742 people, or 1 in 108,498. In Germany it is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 36 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 8 percent live. Beside Germany it occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent live and Canada, where 13 percent live.
Wist Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wist has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wist surname grew 394 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 81 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wist Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wist surname are 16.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.43% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Wist earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 2.93% more than the national average, earning 356,223 kr per year; in United States they earn 13.98% more than the national average, earning $49,180 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.45% more than the national average, earning $49,908 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wiest | 89 | 11,402 | / |
| Weist | 89 | 4,046 | / |
| Wiste | 89 | 1,055 | / |
| Wisth | 89 | 383 | / |
| Wiszt | 89 | 136 | / |
| Wisst | 89 | 95 | / |
| Whist | 89 | 76 | / |
| Wijst | 89 | 71 | / |
| Wizst | 89 | 12 | / |
| Waist | 89 | 7 | / |
| Wisht | 89 | 3 | / |
| Hwist | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wuist | 89 | 0 | / |
| Wists | 89 | 0 | / |
| Wieszt | 80 | 373 | / |
| Wischt | 80 | 96 | / |
| Weiste | 80 | 62 | / |
| Waiste | 80 | 10 | / |
| Wisztt | 80 | 9 | / |
| Weijst | 80 | 6 | / |
| Weiszt | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wheist | 80 | 2 | / |
| Witstt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wittst | 80 | 1 | / |
| Witste | 80 | 0 | / |
| Whiest | 80 | 0 | / |
| Weisst | 80 | 0 | / |
| Weistt | 80 | 0 | / |
| Whists | 80 | 0 | / |
| West | 75 | 409,029 | / |
| Wüst | 75 | 13,153 | / |
| Bist | 75 | 9,297 | / |
| Wust | 75 | 3,908 | / |
| Vist | 75 | 1,307 | / |
| Wißt | 75 | 28 | / |
| Wyst | 75 | 23 | / |
| Wäst | 75 | 22 | / |
| Wjst | 75 | 15 | / |
| Uist | 75 | 6 | / |
| Wűst | 75 | 5 | / |
| Wizt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wisd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wèst | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wixt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weiseth | 73 | 342 | / |
| Weisæth | 73 | 53 | / |
| Wistová | 73 | 2 | / |
| Weishet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whistte | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bisht | 67 | 118,654 | / |
| Visht | 67 | 7,532 | / |
| Buist | 67 | 4,434 | / |
| Wicht | 67 | 4,027 | / |
| Wuest | 67 | 3,285 | / |
| Viste | 67 | 2,282 | / |
| Westh | 67 | 1,707 | / |
| Weast | 67 | 1,154 | / |
| Weste | 67 | 838 | / |
| Wüste | 67 | 692 | / |
| Visth | 67 | 572 | / |
| Viszt | 67 | 232 | / |
| Baist | 67 | 211 | / |
| Vuist | 67 | 137 | / |
| Viest | 67 | 131 | / |
| Vaist | 67 | 105 | / |
| Åvist | 67 | 96 | / |
| Weest | 67 | 60 | / |
| Weischet | 67 | 54 | / |
| Boist | 67 | 49 | / |
| Weust | 67 | 35 | / |
| Westt | 67 | 32 | / |
| Bistt | 67 | 24 | / |
| Huist | 67 | 22 | / |
| Beist | 67 | 22 | / |
| Bihst | 67 | 17 | / |
| Wühst | 67 | 15 | / |
| Wusth | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wesst | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bijst | 67 | 10 | / |
| Weyst | 67 | 9 | / |
| Whest | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bisst | 67 | 7 | / |
| Voist | 67 | 6 | / |
| Veist | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wisztová | 67 | 6 | / |
| Weszt | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wusst | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wustt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vhist | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wedst | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bistd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waisd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waizt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wyost | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wysht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weishett | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weizt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Visst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuust | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vistt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Westd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weißt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wajst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waistová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wyszt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hbist | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuëst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wjsth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wwest | 67 | 0 | / |
| Vists | 67 | 0 | / |
| Westz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wystt | 67 | 0 | / |
Wist Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wist in the Hindi language | ||
| विष्ट | vista | 88.89 |
| बिष्ट | bista | 11.11 |
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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 Wist
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