Wechs Surname
Approximately 173 people bear this surname
Wechs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 159 | 1:506,324 | 43,083 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
Wechs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wechs Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wechs is found most frequently in Germany. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wechs click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wechs? popularity and diffusion
Wechs is the 1,305,105th most commonly held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 42,124,543 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Wechs reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 159 people, or 1 in 506,324. In Germany Wechs is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 94 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 5 percent live and Hesse, where 1 percent live. Not including Germany this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weichs | 91 | 48 | / |
| Weechs | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wech | 89 | 953 | / |
| Wachs | 80 | 4,345 | / |
| Weich | 80 | 2,942 | / |
| Weech | 80 | 1,184 | / |
| Weche | 80 | 1,125 | / |
| Wetch | 80 | 359 | / |
| Wecks | 80 | 218 | / |
| Wichs | 80 | 25 | / |
| Weths | 80 | 20 | / |
| Wächs | 80 | 15 | / |
| Wuech | 80 | 15 | / |
| Weach | 80 | 7 | / |
| Bechs | 80 | 5 | / |
| Wecch | 80 | 3 | / |
| Weych | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whech | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wekch | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wechh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wechx | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wecss | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wedch | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wec | 75 | 66 | / |
| Wetsch | 73 | 802 | / |
| Weiche | 73 | 428 | / |
| Weetch | 73 | 180 | / |
| Weicks | 73 | 109 | / |
| Wiecks | 73 | 106 | / |
| Wetche | 73 | 76 | / |
| Weecks | 73 | 70 | / |
| Weitch | 73 | 9 | / |
| Weeche | 73 | 6 | / |
| Witchs | 73 | 5 | / |
| Weache | 73 | 4 | / |
| Beachs | 73 | 3 | / |
| Weiths | 73 | 3 | / |
| Weksch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wheech | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whecks | 73 | 1 | / |
| Westch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weyche | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wescks | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wedsch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hweich | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weatch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bech | 67 | 11,045 | / |
| Wich | 67 | 4,084 | / |
| Wets | 67 | 546 | / |
| Wych | 67 | 494 | / |
| Wejs | 67 | 349 | / |
| Vech | 67 | 289 | / |
| Wegs | 67 | 193 | / |
| Weitsch | 67 | 124 | / |
| Weks | 67 | 39 | / |
| Wäch | 67 | 17 | / |
| Wacs | 67 | 16 | / |
| Wejc | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wietsch | 67 | 7 | / |
| Uech | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wics | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wiec | 67 | 5 | / |
| Weic | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wehz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Weathes | 67 | 3 | / |
| Weds | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wecz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Weidche | 67 | 2 | / |
| D'Weich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wexs | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Wachs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wocs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uecs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wycs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wezh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wesx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weac | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wezs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weithes | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Wechs
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