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
Wist (Hindi: विष्ट) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Wist.
How Common Is The Last Name Wist? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 189,722nd most common family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 3,273,830 people. This last name occurs mostly 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 commonly used forename globally, held by 32 people.
The last name Wist is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 742 people, or 1 in 108,498. In Germany it is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 36 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Germany this last name exists in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Canada, where 13 percent are found.
Wist Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wist has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wist surname expanded 394 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 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% 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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- 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 Wist
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