Wisz Surname

256,222nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,539 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Wisz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wisz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland8891:42,7546,698
United States5281:686,47554,517
France291:2,290,439180,028
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Czechia131:817,95970,223
Paraguay111:657,8867,708
England111:5,065,278148,650
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Wisz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wisz is held by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wisz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 256,222nd most frequently used surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 4,735,248 people. Wisz is predominantly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Wisz are found; 59 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 59 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most common in Poland, where it is held by 889 people, or 1 in 42,754. Besides Poland this surname is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent are found and France, where 2 percent are found.

Wisz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wisz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wisz last name increased 5,867 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wisz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wisz surname are 12.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.57% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wisz earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 3.98% more than the national average, earning $44,867 USD per year and in Canada they earn 56.4% more than the national average, earning $77,706 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weisz8910,275/
Wiszt89136/
Wiesz8966/
Woisz8914/
Waisz896/
Wiszh891/
Wissz890/
Wis861,131/
Wiz86128/
Weitsz80569/
Wisztt809/
Weiszt804/
Weisze801/
Wise75118,808/
Weis7543,949/
Wais7516,586/
Wirz757,480/
Wiss753,828/
Wies753,064/
Wish752,198/
Waiz751,638/
Weiz75612/
Wijs75403/
Wesz75230/
Wuis75221/
Wizz7571/
Wysz7554/
Wiez7530/
Wois7516/
Wihs7514/
Wios7511/
Wisc7510/
Woiz754/
Whis754/
Wgis753/
Wizh752/
Wixs752/
Hwis752/
Hwiz751/
Wizt751/
Wisd751/
Wuiz751/
Vwis751/
Wisx751/
Wizc751/
Wizp751/
Wihz751/
Uisz751/
Wwis751/
Wiszová7314/
Weiss67195,790/
Weise6731,206/
Waais679,441/
Wisse674,188/
Weihs673,049/
Waiss672,459/
Hwish671,763/
Wisch671,429/
Hwais671,425/
Weijs671,073/
Wiess67780/
Veisz67769/
Wojsz67422/
Wisth67383/
Waise67295/
Weiszová67289/
Wierz67234/
Viszt67232/
Whish67176/
Wijts67176/
Waish67103/
Wisst6795/
Weish6780/
Wishe6759/
Weizz6737/
Vaisz6732/
Woish6730/
Waaiz6727/
Whiss6721/
Viesz6717/
Huisz6716/
Waysz6715/
Waihs6715/
Witcz6715/
Whais6714/
Waicz6714/
Wizst6712/
Wuiss6712/
Whise6711/
Hwaiz6711/
Weiszova6710/
Wijss679/
Baisz678/
Wiehs678/
Woiss677/
Weszt675/
Wishs675/
Wijse674/
Woits673/
Whies673/
Weicz673/
Weisc672/
Weizs672/
Weisß672/
Waisd671/
Waizt671/
Widse671/
Wheis671/
Weirz671/
Weisx671/
Weizt671/
Wuise671/
Hweis671/
Hwist671/
Wihse671/
Wejsz671/
Weszp671/
Waiszova671/
Waiszová671/
Waizz671/
Wéiss671/
Wyszt671/
Hwies671/
Woise671/
Wisce671/
Wuist670/

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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 Wisz
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