Wister Surname

428,665th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 805 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Wister Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wister Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2961:1,224,52386,796
Malawi2351:72,8479,384
Norway741:69,4909,776
Mexico571:2,177,65319,559
Austria451:189,23224,045
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
China41:341,830,39216,990
France31:22,140,907385,998
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1781:282,12722,717

Wister (994) may also be a first name.

Wister Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wister is most common in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wister? popularity and diffusion

It is the 428,665th most common surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 9,052,852 people. The last name is predominantly 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. Wister is also the 255,301st most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 994 people.

Wister is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 296 people, or 1 in 1,224,523. In The United States Wister is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 32 percent reside, California, where 19 percent reside and New Jersey, where 13 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 29 percent reside and Norway, where 9 percent reside.

Wister Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wister has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 166 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wister Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wister are 25.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72% being registered to vote for 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weister92413/
Wiester92176/
Wuister92109/
Wisther9243/
Waister9212/
Whister929/
Wishter921/
Woister920/
Wisster920/
Wuijster86164/
Wisteard8670/
Weistert861/
Whitster860/
Wischter860/
Whistter860/
Wester8317,658/
Bister831,816/
Vister831,045/
Wüster83745/
Wuster8394/
Wistre8326/
Wäster8319/
Wizter831/
Uister831/
Wyster831/
Wixter830/
Wisterová8017/
Wistheart801/
Wisterova801/
Beister77585/
Bijster77402/
Wichter77380/
Baister77335/
Weuster77174/
Huister77149/
Wuester77142/
Westher77122/
Westert77118/
Viester77111/
Vuister7785/
Boister7769/
Wuyster7766/
Wejster7752/
Wuszter7749/
Weixter7740/
Weszter7735/
Vistere7726/
Westerh7723/
Weaster7713/
Westter778/
Wesster776/
Bisther776/
Visster773/
Wehster772/
Weester772/
Vaister772/
Wesdter771/
Wysther771/
Wwester771/
Viëster771/
Veister771/
Westere771/
Westeir771/
Whuster770/
Weshter770/
Voister770/
Westear770/
Westerr770/
Weschter7115/
Wuesther712/
Veishter711/
Beijster711/
Veistere711/
Wehester711/
Wichther711/
Weichter710/
Vissther710/
Bischter710/
Buisterr710/
Bester6739,575/
Vester677,523/
Westre67695/
Byster67222/
Väster6761/
Bixter6751/
Vuster6727/
Wexter6713/
Bäster6712/
Visterova678/
Vistre676/
Uester672/
Westjr672/
Westheart671/
Westerová671/

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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 Wister
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