Where Does The Last Name Wisten Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Wisten is held by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Wistén. For other possible spellings of Wisten click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wisten? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Wisten is the 2,414,640^th most widely held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Wisten live; 70 percent live in Northern Europe and 65 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 1,295,729^th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 58 people.

The last name Wisten is most widely held in Sweden, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 246,169. In Sweden it is most frequent in: Västernorrland County, where 48 percent are found, Norrbotten County, where 20 percent are found and Gävleborg County, where 18 percent are found. Excluding Sweden Wisten exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 19 percent are found and Indonesia, where 8 percent are found.

Wisten Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Wisten has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Wisten surname declined 60 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.