Wistman Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Wistman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wistman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden141:703,34052,204
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Wistman Last Name Facts

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

Wistman occurs most in Sweden. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wistman? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,602,217th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 47 percent of Wistman reside; 47 percent reside in Northern Europe and 47 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most common in Sweden, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 703,340. In Sweden it is mostly concentrated in: Skåne County, where 57 percent are found, Västernorrland County, where 21 percent are found and Jämtland County, where 7 percent are found. Not including Sweden this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent are found and Israel, where 7 percent are found.

Wistman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wistman has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wistman Last Name Statistics demography

Wistman earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 107.13% more than the national average, earning $89,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Woistman9360/
Whistman9333/
Wiestman931/
Weistman930/
Whistmant881/
Weistmann880/
Westman8610,118/
Wustman86157/
Bistman8669/
Vistman8621/
Wästman8612/
Wustmann80861/
Wuestman80211/
Westmann80166/
Wichtman8067/
Wüstmann8041/
Weustman8013/
Weiztman802/
Beistman801/
Westhman800/
Wichtmann75128/
Wuestmann7512/
Bestman716,741/
Vestman712,209/
Weichtmann7117/
Västman712/
Westmam711/
Westmanová711/
Westmon710/
Beestman6795/
Vestmann6775/
Vestmane675/
Vichtman672/
Vuystman671/
Besstman671/
Beastman671/
Westmoon670/
Vestmanová591/
Bestmon572/
Vechtmann507/

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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
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  • 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 Wistman
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