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

The last name Wister is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wister click here.

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

The last name is the 428,665^th most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 9,052,852 people. Wister is primarily found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Wister are found; 46 percent are found in North America and 39 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 255,301^st most commonly held given name worldwide, held by 994 people.

The surname Wister is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 296 people, or 1 in 1,224,523. In The United States Wister is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 32 percent live, California, where 19 percent live and New Jersey, where 13 percent live. Beside The United States it exists in 25 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 29 percent live and Norway, where 9 percent live.

Wister Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Wister has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wister last name increased 166 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wister Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Wister last name are 25.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wister earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 3.24% less than the national average, earning 334,870 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.38% more than the national average, earning $44,177 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.58% less than the national average, earning $47,905 CAD per year.