Viess Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Paraguay

Viess Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Viess Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:14,498,357517,445
India111:69,733,217610,955
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Viess Last Name Facts

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

Viess is found most frequently in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Viess? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,909,720th most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Viess are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 14,498,357. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 48 percent live, Massachusetts, where 44 percent live and New York, where 4 percent live. Not including The United States this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 24 percent live and Germany, where 9 percent live.

Viess Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Viess has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Viess surname increased 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Viess Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Viess surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Viess earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.18% less than the national average, earning $41,779 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Viesse9138/
Vess892,938/
Viss89487/
Vies89458/
Vijesse831/
Viets802,226/
Visse802,035/
Wiess80780/
Veiss80654/
Fiess80518/
Vesse80435/
Biess80323/
Viese80232/
Voiss80179/
Viest80131/
Vaiss80101/
Viehs8074/
Vaies8057/
Vieis8052/
Vaess8042/
Viies8039/
Vijes8018/
Viesz8017/
Veies8016/
Voies8014/
Veyss8011/
Viães804/
Vhies804/
Vyess803/
Hvies801/
Viyes801/
Vesst801/
Viees801/
Viesh801/
Veess801/
Visst801/
Vioes801/
Vishs801/
Vissh801/
Viðes801/
Vejss801/
Vessø801/
Vieds801/
Vis7510,311/
Vie755,163/
Ves751,894/
Vaisse73810/
Biesse73654/
Vijesh73402/
Vieths73259/
Wiesse73237/
Vessző73140/
Veisse7363/
Viedts7339/
Vaiese7326/
Voisse7325/
Veysse7311/
Fiesse7311/
Vietts7310/
Vissås736/
Vijees733/
Vissdh732/
Waiess731/
Vuisse731/
Wieiss731/
Viesph731/
Vishsh731/
Vissht731/
Vagies731/
Vaiest731/
Vaishs731/
Vigies731/
Veïsse731/
Vieszt731/
Vajies731/
Vooies731/
Wiyess731/
Fijess731/
Vieuis731/
Vaijes731/
Vaioes731/
Hvesse730/
Vohies730/
Vowess730/
Viehes730/
Veyess730/
Vauess730/
Viet6787,320/
Vest6717,723/
Bess6715,374/
Vice679,928/
Veas679,161/
Vais676,719/
Vaes675,961/
Bies675,461/
Vish675,259/
Wiss673,828/
Vier673,772/
Biss673,314/
Veys673,287/
Wies673,064/
Vise672,669/
Wess672,546/
Vios672,262/
Viez671,677/
Fiss671,562/
Vets671,560/
Veis671,556/
Vesh671,510/
Vese671,434/
Fess671,413/
Vist671,307/
Veus671,138/
Fies67710/
Vees67315/
Vije67234/
Vejs67195/
Vois67188/
Viey67125/
Vihe67110/
Bieysse6792/
Vesszős6777/
Viçe6765/
Vieß6761/
Vietsch6758/
Vijeesh6756/
Bijesse6748/
Voes6747/
Viße6739/
Vyes6725/
Vihs6717/
Vied6715/
Vesp6715/
Viep6715/
Viea6713/
Veisseh6712/
Vioe6712/
Viej6710/
Vhes6710/
Voggies6710/
Viee679/
Uies679/
Veihesh679/
Vessová678/
Uess678/
Vuie677/
Viei677/
Viys677/
Veds676/
Vues675/
Vessova675/
Vehs674/
Vyss674/
Vishsht673/
Vesj673/
Viès673/
Viis673/
Vuis672/
Vixs672/
Viie672/
Vijs672/
Vizs672/
Vges672/
Hvis671/
Voggess671/
Vestsch671/
Vieyies671/
Vagiesh671/
Vaishsh671/
Više671/
Hves671/
Visø671/
Višs671/
Vgie671/
Vaggess671/
Wiyesse671/
Bihesse671/
Vgis671/
Vwis671/
Visx671/
Hvie671/
Viex670/
Vhie670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Viess
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