Wistyn Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Wistyn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wistyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England11:55,718,059489,080

Wistyn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wistyn occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wistyn? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wistyn is the 5,213,395th most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Wistyn occurs mostly in Africa, where 64 percent of Wistyn are found; 64 percent are found in Southern Africa and 64 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 6,019,745. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 100 percent live. Aside from South Africa Wistyn is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent live and England, where 7 percent live.

Wistyn Last Name Statistics demography

Wistyn earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 721.61% more than the national average, earning R 1,952,460 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Westyn8365/
Wisten8363/
Wistén8313/
Wistin833/
Whistn831/
Witn802/
Widsten7751/
Whisten7742/
Weisten7742/
Woityna7733/
Wixsten7723/
Wiesten7716/
Whistin7715/
Waisten776/
Witsten774/
Wisteen770/
Witne73623/
Witin73519/
Witen7367/
Witén737/
Westn732/
Wustn731/
Vityn731/
Wittn731/
Whitn731/
Uityn731/
Wissting7147/
Wittsten7127/
Weisteen7115/
Weidsten7110/
Witstijn711/
Waisztin711/
Weistien710/
Westin676,123/
Witten676,022/
Whiten671,946/
Westen671,941/
Vistin671,307/
Wüsten67690/
Weiten67682/
Wieten67405/
Huityn67170/
Wijten67165/
Withen67115/
Bistin6793/
Whitin6790/
Wusten6773/
Within6761/
Wittin6748/
Westén6745/
Bisten6721/
Woiten6720/
Visten6720/
Waitin6717/
Wustin6715/
Voityn6711/
Whitng679/
Whitne679/
Waiten677/
Weitin676/
Vistín675/
Whittn673/
Wojtyn672/
Westne672/
Wittne671/
Wittng671/
Wietin671/
Weitén671/
Weistting670/
Wuiten670/

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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 Wistyn
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