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

The last name Wister is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

This last name is the 428,665^th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 9,052,852 people. The surname Wister is mostly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Wister reside; 46 percent reside in North America and 39 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 255,301^st most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 994 people.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 296 people, or 1 in 1,224,523. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 32 percent are found, California, where 19 percent are found and New Jersey, where 13 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 25 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 29 percent are found and Norway, where 9 percent are found.

Wister Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Wister has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wister surname rose 166 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wister Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Wister last name are 25.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72% 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.