Wisted Surname

616,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 500 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Wisted Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wisted Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi3141:54,5197,527
United States1071:3,387,467192,132
Canada611:604,02649,778
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Norway61:857,04855,549
France11:66,422,722504,397
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Wisted (581) may also be a first name.

Wisted Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wisted is found most in Malawi. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wisted click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wisted? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 616,129th most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 14,575,092 people. Wisted occurs mostly in Africa, where 65 percent of Wisted reside; 65 percent reside in Southern Africa and 65 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Wisted is also the 347,331st most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 581 people.

Wisted is most widespread in Malawi, where it is carried by 314 people, or 1 in 54,519. Excluding Malawi it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Canada, where 12 percent reside.

Wisted Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wisted has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wisted last name grew 412 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wisted Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Wisted last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Wisted surname are 14.1% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.87% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wisted earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 11.22% more than the national average, earning 384,923 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.96% more than the national average, earning $47,878 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.14% less than the national average, earning $43,157 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wistedt92245/
Whisted9282/
Wistead923/
Weisted922/
Wixsted921/
Widsted920/
Weistedt8616/
Waistedt8614/
Waistead861/
Widstedt860/
Whitsted860/
Witstead860/
Wixted831,014/
Wested83105/
Bisted83101/
Visted8374/
Wistet831/
Wusted830/
Wittstedt806/
Whitstead800/
Westedt77388/
Wedsted7741/
Vistedt7736/
Westhed7734/
Wixtead7713/
Baisted776/
Bistedt776/
Wästhed775/
Wistädt772/
Westead771/
Vistead771/
Buisted770/
Wistest770/
Huisted770/
Wystedt770/
Wischstedt755/
Westhead712,408/
Waystedt7138/
Wedstedt7110/
Hvitsted715/
Vidstedt715/
Beistead712/
Weystead711/
Weystedt710/
Wisteatt710/
Whetsted710/
Bested67245/
Bysted67139/
Wettstead6748/
Vested6723/
Hvidtsted6719/
Vistid6711/
Wexted677/
Bistid672/
Wettstedt671/
Vusted671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wisted
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