Vess Surname

150,208th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,938 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Vess Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vess Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8641:126,55713,427
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
India71:109,580,769786,157
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2571:195,40317,095

Vess (158) may also be a first name.

Vess Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vess (Russian: Весс) is found most in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Vess.

How Common Is The Last Name Vess? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 150,208th most common family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,480,444 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Vess reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Vess is also the 730,165th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 158 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 2,864 people, or 1 in 126,557. In The United States Vess is most prevalent in: North Carolina, where 16 percent live, Virginia, where 12 percent live and Texas, where 12 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 1 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.

Vess Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Vess has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Vess last name rose 1,114 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vess Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Vess last name are 18.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.7% being registered with the political party.

Vess earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.87% less than the national average, earning $39,323 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Veiss89654/
Vesse89435/
Viess8945/
Veyss8911/
Vesst891/
Veess891/
Vejss891/
Vessø891/
Ves861,894/
Vessző80140/
Veisse8063/
Veysse8011/
Veïsse801/
Hvesse800/
Vest7517,723/
Bess7515,374/
Veas759,161/
Veys753,287/
Wess752,546/
Vets751,560/
Veis751,556/
Vesh751,510/
Vese751,434/
Fess751,413/
Veus751,138/
Viss75487/
Vies75458/
Vees75315/
Vejs75195/
Vesp7515/
Vhes7510/
Uess758/
Veds756/
Vues755/
Vesr755/
Vehs754/
Vyss754/
Vesj753/
Vges752/
Hves751/
Vesszős7377/
Veisseh7312/
Vessová738/
Vessova735/
Vestsch731/
Weiss67195,790/
Besse6722,844/
Ve6712,198/
Visse672,035/
Vesce67869/
Wesse67869/
Wiess67780/
Veisz67769/
Feiss67577/
Veits67535/
Fiess67518/
Biess67323/
Vezse67304/
Vehse67208/
Feuss67208/
Vetås67190/
Veise67190/
Besst67187/
Voiss67179/
Veyts67139/
Feess67137/
Beiss67126/
Weess67117/
Weïss67115/
Vaiss67101/
Beyss6779/
Viehs6774/
Huess6770/
Vayss6756/
Vuets6755/
Wejss6755/
Veats6750/
Veshe6742/
Veshh6739/
Vesch6736/
Fesse6731/
Weyss6730/
Vesze6726/
Beuss6722/
Vetts6721/
Veese6717/
Viesz6717/
Vestå6715/
Veijs6714/
Vejsz6711/
Vetse6711/
Veyse6710/
Wesst6710/
Wessh6710/
Vedts6710/
Vehst678/
Veysh677/
Veissová677/
Vetsh676/
Veist676/
Hvest675/
Veash675/
Ouess674/
Vedsø674/
Vease673/
Veshp673/
Veish672/
Veyst672/
Betss672/
Vuest672/
Weuss672/
Veast672/
Uesse672/
Phess671/
Hvies671/
Beass671/
Beess671/
Voues671/
Wessx671/
Vesph671/
Veyds671/
Vgesh671/
Viesh671/
Veesh671/
Fesst671/
Weass671/
Visst671/
Vishs671/
Vissh671/
Vhest671/
Veesr671/
Bessh671/
Besså671/
Bhess671/
Veasd671/
Veihs671/
Mpess671/
Vfese671/
Wetss671/
Vehys671/
Feass670/
Veets670/
Wuess670/
Veahs670/
Whess670/

Vess Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vess in the Russian language
Вессvess-

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Vess Reference & Research

Vess DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Vess FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Vess
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