Viss Surname

628,294th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 487 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Latvia

Viss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Viss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2431:1,491,601101,667
Latvia1061:19,3402,915
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
France131:5,109,440259,941
Finland111:499,70030,478
India91:85,229,487684,495
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Višs (1) are calculated separately.

Viss (50) may also be a first name.

Viss Last Name Facts

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

The surname Viss (Hindi: विस्स, Russian: Висс) occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant: Višs. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Viss? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 628,294th most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 14,964,160 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Viss live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,412,538th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 50 people.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 243 people, or 1 in 1,491,601. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 62 percent are found, Texas, where 15 percent are found and Arizona, where 4 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in Latvia, where 22 percent are found and Sweden, where 5 percent are found.

Viss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Viss has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Viss surname increased 3,471 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Viss Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Viss surname are 7.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.85% being registered with the political party.

Viss earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.48% more than the national average, earning $46,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Višs921/
Visse892,035/
Veiss89654/
Voiss89179/
Vaiss89101/
Viess8945/
Visst891/
Vishs891/
Vissh891/
Vis8610,311/
Vaisse80810/
Veisse8063/
Voisse8025/
Vissås806/
Vissdh802/
Vuisse801/
Vishsh801/
Vissht801/
Vaishs801/
Vais756,719/
Vish755,259/
Wiss753,828/
Biss753,314/
Vess752,938/
Vise752,669/
Vios752,262/
Fiss751,562/
Veis751,556/
Vist751,307/
Vies75458/
Vois75188/
Vihs7517/
Vyss754/
Vuis752/
Vixs752/
Vijs752/
Vizs752/
Hvis751/
Visø751/
Vgis751/
Vwis751/
Visx751/
Veisseh7312/
Vishsht733/
Vaishsh731/
Vi67317,472/
Weiss67195,790/
Vishe6711,955/
Visht677,532/
Vaish677,328/
Wisse674,188/
Waiss672,459/
Bisse672,177/
Vitse671,375/
Visch671,075/
Fisse67855/
Wiess67780/
Veisz67769/
Feiss67577/
Visth67572/
Faiss67556/
Veits67535/
Fiess67518/
Vesse67435/
Voise67423/
Biess67323/
Baiss67275/
Voits67248/
Viszt67232/
Veise67190/
Vuist67137/
Beiss67126/
Vaise67120/
Huiss67117/
Vaist67105/
Åvist6796/
Wisst6795/
Viehs6774/
Vaits6765/
Vayss6756/
Voihs6754/
Boiss6732/
Vaisz6732/
Whiss6721/
Viesz6717/
Váits6717/
Bissh6715/
Veijs6714/
Vuits6714/
Bissø6713/
Wuiss6712/
Veyss6711/
Vaids6711/
Wijss679/
Woiss677/
Bisst677/
Veissová677/
Vizsh677/
Visjø677/
Voist676/
Veist676/
Buiss675/
Uisse675/
Wishs675/
Fishs674/
Voids674/
Vuise674/
Bihss673/
Vaihs673/
Végis673/
Voish673/
Vaissova672/
Veish672/
Vhist672/
Bioss672/
Fisst672/
Hvies671/
Vijsh671/
Vesst671/
Vgish671/
Viesh671/
Vishp671/
Visseher671/
Vaishsth671/
Veess671/
Foiss671/
Vistt671/
Vhish671/
Vejss671/
Vessø671/
Wéiss671/
Veihs671/
Voisj671/
Wissz670/

Viss Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Viss in the Hindi language
विस्सvis'sa-
Viss in the Russian language
Виссviss-

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