Wistar Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Wistar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wistar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia781:1,695,502110,645
United States771:4,707,259244,676
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States881:570,66738,849

Wistar (182) may also be a first name.

Wistar Last Name Facts

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

Wistar (Arabic: يستار) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Wistar.

How Common Is The Last Name Wistar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,391,595th most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 50 percent of Wistar are found; 50 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 50 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Wistar is also the 675,152nd most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 182 people.

Wistar is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 78 people, or 1 in 1,695,502. In Indonesia Wistar is mostly found in: Bali, where 100 percent reside. Besides Indonesia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 49 percent reside and Colombia, where 1 percent reside.

Wistar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wistar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wistar last name fell 12 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wistar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wistar surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

Wistar earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 39.18% more than the national average, earning $60,053 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weistar925/
Wistart920/
Wisteard8670/
Weistart8631/
Wishtart868/
Wisztart866/
Wisthart861/
Vistar831,212/
Bistar8371/
Westar8310/
Wistor839/
Wistheart801/
Weistarth800/
Westart7747/
Wistort7738/
Vistart7711/
Wisztor7711/
Vaistar772/
Vistare771/
Vishtar771/
Vizstar771/
Vistaar771/
Vhistar771/
Whistor770/
Westear770/
Bistaair711/
Wisztort711/
Wiesztor711/
Whistore710/
Bestar67497/
Bistor6763/
Vestar6737/
Vistor6733/
Westor6714/
Westaardt675/
Vustar672/
Westheart671/
Bistár671/
Bystar671/

Wistar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wistar in the Arabic language
يستارystar-

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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 Wistar
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