Jewiss Surname

688,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 430 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Jewiss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jewiss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2891:192,79617,040
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
France51:13,284,544357,392
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England721:338,54721,815

Jewiss Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jewiss is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jewiss? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 688,723rd most frequent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 16,947,781 people. Jewiss occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Jewiss reside; 73 percent reside in Northern Europe and 73 percent reside in British Isles.

Jewiss is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 289 people, or 1 in 192,796. In England Jewiss is most frequent in: Kent, where 54 percent reside, Essex, where 8 percent reside and Norfolk, where 8 percent reside. Not including England this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Jewiss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Jewiss has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Jewiss surname increased 401 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jewiss Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Jewiss last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Jewiss earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 12.98% more than the national average, earning $48,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 51.64% more than the national average, earning $75,338 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jewis91110/
Eweiss83594/
Gewiss83163/
Jewess83106/
Ewaiss8311/
Jewish833/
Jewise831/
Jewies831/
Sewiss830/
Jewais830/
Gewis7364/
Jevis7357/
Jewes7352/
Jebis7319/
Yewis738/
Eviss733/
Zewis733/
Sewis732/
Iewis732/
Cjwis731/
Ewwis731/
Jewix730/
Zeiswiss710/
Geviss6721/
Zeisweiss6720/
Giewis678/
Jesuis677/
Yewish676/
Cijwis675/
Jewese675/
Jevais674/
Jesues674/
Jaiwis674/
Yebiss671/
Jeives671/
Jebais671/
Jevhis671/
Jevish671/
Jeweys671/
Jesvis671/
Ewisch671/
Gewais671/
Jevise671/
Jebess671/
Sewess671/
Jeyvis671/
Evaiss670/
Jewets670/
Seviss670/

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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 Jewiss
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