Wisum Surname

273,268th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,423 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ecuador
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Wisum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wisum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ecuador8471:18,7792,708
Peru5751:55,2774,531
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Wisum (35) may also be a first name.

Wisum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wisum is found in Ecuador more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wisum? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 273,268th most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,121,255 people. Wisum occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Wisum reside; 100 percent reside in South America and 100 percent reside in Andean South America. It is also the 1,744,716th most commonly occurring forename at a global level, held by 35 people.

The last name is most widespread in Ecuador, where it is carried by 847 people, or 1 in 18,779. In Ecuador Wisum is mostly found in: Morona Santiago Province, where 83 percent reside, Zamora-Chinchipe Province, where 10 percent reside and Azuay Province, where 2 percent reside. Not including Ecuador this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Peru, where 40 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent reside.

Wisum Last Name Statistics demography

Wisum earn less than half the average income. In Peru they earn 55.04% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,716 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wishum91144/
Wissum9139/
Waisum911/
Wisaum910/
Whisum910/
Wischum8362/
Wieszum831/
Wisun80299/
Wusum80176/
Wisom80141/
Visum8011/
Bisum809/
Wijum805/
Wizum801/
Weissoum771/
Wishom73180/
Wisaun7376/
Viscum7329/
Bishum7318/
Waisom7313/
Weisun7310/
Wessum739/
Wichum739/
Wussum738/
Waicum737/
Wissun733/
Bissum733/
Weicum732/
Baisum731/
Weseum731/
Wissom731/
Vaisum731/
Wisomm731/
Waisun730/
Witcum730/
Wishun730/
Wieszun6761/
Wishoun6734/
Waichum6714/
Whitcum6714/
Weishun677/
Bissoum674/
Wajcium674/
Waizoum673/
Waishun672/
Whishom671/
Wisusen671/
Baissum671/
Baisumm671/
Waysoum671/
Woischumng671/
Weyshum670/
Witchum670/
Wissung670/
Wesshum670/

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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 Wisum
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