Peiss Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Peiss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peiss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States681:5,330,278267,385
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Peiss Last Name Facts

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

Peiss occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Peiss? popularity and diffusion

Peiss is the 1,806,862nd most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Peiss reside; 61 percent reside in North America and 61 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 68 people, or 1 in 5,330,278. In The United States Peiss is primarily concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 26 percent are found, Illinois, where 18 percent are found and Michigan, where 10 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 26 percent are found and Czechia, where 2 percent are found.

Peiss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Peiss has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Peiss Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Peiss surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% registered with the party.

Peiss earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.5% less than the national average, earning $39,913 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peisse9129/
Pheiss912/
Peis89989/
Pess89364/
Piss89147/
Pesse801,535/
Pisse80761/
Peise80431/
Peios80386/
Peijs80355/
Poiss80269/
Peist80259/
Peyis8069/
Peuss8050/
Paiss8048/
Piess8040/
Peits8032/
Peisz8029/
Poess8026/
Peess809/
Pejss805/
Peius804/
Pheis804/
Peias804/
Puess803/
Pijss802/
Peish801/
Phess801/
Pfeis801/
Pioss801/
Pissz801/
Peihs801/
Peičs801/
Puiss800/
Peass800/
Peissová774/
Pei751,063,959/
Pes757,522/
Pis752,509/
Peisch73135/
Poisse73106/
Paisse7377/
Peysse7339/
Peyise7332/
Peyios7321/
Phesse7317/
Peasse7313/
Pejish7313/
Paiess733/
Phisse733/
Powess732/
Pouess732/
Pishsh732/
Peisce732/
Peisze732/
Peesse731/
Peggis731/
Peitts731/
Payiss731/
Pajess731/
Peusse731/
Pischs731/
Piyass731/
Peishe731/
Pfoess731/
Pfeist730/
Peitsh730/
Pawess730/
Peisht730/
Peiest730/
Paes6778,879/
Pais6755,809/
Pise6729,888/
Pass6712,648/
Pesh679,430/
Pies673,330/
Peji672,923/
Peia671,696/
Pios671,484/
Peyi671,376/
Pees671,321/
Pest671,281/
Puis671,278/
Peiu671,179/
Peas671,003/
Pets67987/
Pese67912/
Peitsch67769/
Pisz67750/
Peys67737/
Pois67670/
Peić67659/
Pues67631/
Peid67622/
Pish67574/
Peus67333/
Pejs67217/
Poes67209/
Pijs67155/
Phei67146/
Peiß6788/
Peio6786/
Pesz6774/
Pist6773/
Päss6763/
Peit6762/
Peiz6760/
Peij6754/
Peip6750/
Pihs6747/
Peie6734/
Phis6732/
Peih6729/
Pyes6718/
Peds6715/
Pesr6714/
Peui6714/
Peič6714/
Peïs6712/
Peii6710/
Pouesse6710/
Phes676/
Pissova675/
Bpei675/
Pehs674/
Pães674/
Pieiesz673/
Pezs673/
Pfei672/
Ppei672/
Ppes672/
Pizs672/
Peisova671/
Hpes671/
Vpis671/
Páis671/
Péis671/
Pettssh671/
Pges671/
Pexs671/
Peiç671/
Pyss671/
Poiosse671/
Ppis671/
Pisp671/
Pisx671/
Pgis671/
Pesx671/
Petssch671/
Bpes671/
Poyhess670/
Pfissch670/

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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 Peiss
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