Wisting Surname
Approximately 141 people bear this surname
Wisting Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 63 | 1:81,624 | 11,355 |
| Sweden | 57 | 1:172,750 | 11,943 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Wisting (22) may also be a first name.
Wisting Demographics
Wisting Political Affiliation
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Wisting Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wisting Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wisting is more frequently found in Norway than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wisting? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,491,356th most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 51,684,723 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Wisting reside; 87 percent reside in Northern Europe and 87 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 2,301,746th most widespread given name at a global level, borne by 22 people.
Wisting is most common in Norway, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 81,624. In Norway Wisting is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 94 percent live, Western Norway, where 5 percent live and Northern Norway, where 2 percent live. Outside of Norway Wisting exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 40 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.
Wisting Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Wisting are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Wisting earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 10.92% less than the national average, earning 308,291 kr per year and in United States they earn 29.54% less than the national average, earning $30,403 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wissting | 93 | 47 | / |
| Wiesting | 93 | 1 | / |
| Whisting | 93 | 0 | / |
| Weistting | 88 | 0 | / |
| Westing | 86 | 369 | / |
| Bisting | 86 | 45 | / |
| Visting | 86 | 15 | / |
| Wüsting | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wusting | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vuisting | 80 | 37 | / |
| Weusting | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bishting | 80 | 1 | / |
| Westting | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bischting | 75 | 4 | / |
| Besting | 71 | 172 | / |
| Westeng | 71 | 155 | / |
| Vesting | 71 | 129 | / |
| Bysting | 71 | 28 | / |
| Westink | 71 | 21 | / |
| Weustink | 67 | 522 | / |
| Beesting | 67 | 97 | / |
| Baysting | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bishteng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huesting | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bestting | 67 | 0 | / |
| Vesteng | 57 | 82 | / |
| Wechteng | 53 | 6 | / |
| Vechting | 53 | 0 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wisting
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