Wees Surname
Approximately 665 people bear this surname
Wees Surname User-submission:
The name Wees can be translated to 'orphan' from the Dutch language.
Wees Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 435 | 1:833,239 | 63,771 |
| Netherlands | 108 | 1:156,363 | 23,208 |
| Belgium | 43 | 1:267,364 | 32,244 |
| Canada | 23 | 1:1,601,982 | 107,690 |
| Liberia | 16 | 1:275,533 | 16,331 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 1:16,240,353 | 64,496 |
| Colombia | 6 | 1:7,962,345 | 23,614 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 136 | 1:369,255 | 27,873 |
Wees (41) may also be a first name.
Wees Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The name Wees can be translated to 'orphan' from the Dutch language.
- cdw247Wees Demographics
Average Wees Salary in
United States
$54,485 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wees Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wees Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wees is found most frequently in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wees? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wees is the 496,112th most frequently held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 10,958,716 people. The last name Wees is primarily found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Wees reside; 69 percent reside in North America and 68 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,590,275th most numerous forename throughout the world. It is borne by 41 people.
It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 435 people, or 1 in 833,239. In The United States it is most numerous in: Nebraska, where 30 percent are found, Minnesota, where 9 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 20 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 16 percent are found and Belgium, where 6 percent are found.
Wees Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wees has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wees surname rose 320 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wees Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wees last name are 31.25% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 78.02% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Wees earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 26.27% more than the national average, earning $54,485 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.1% less than the national average, earning $47,147 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weese | 89 | 7,303 | / |
| Weess | 89 | 117 | / |
| Weesh | 89 | 19 | / |
| Weesp | 89 | 11 | / |
| Weejs | 89 | 4 | / |
| Whees | 89 | 2 | / |
| Weehs | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wes | 86 | 14,950 | / |
| Hweesh | 80 | 137 | / |
| Weeseh | 80 | 11 | / |
| Weesch | 80 | 5 | / |
| Wheese | 80 | 4 | / |
| Weesse | 80 | 2 | / |
| Weetse | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wehesh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wweest | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wheets | 80 | 0 | / |
| Weis | 75 | 43,949 | / |
| Wies | 75 | 3,064 | / |
| Bees | 75 | 2,565 | / |
| Wess | 75 | 2,546 | / |
| Wese | 75 | 1,896 | / |
| Wesh | 75 | 523 | / |
| Wece | 75 | 368 | / |
| Weas | 75 | 350 | / |
| Wejs | 75 | 349 | / |
| Vees | 75 | 315 | / |
| Wesz | 75 | 230 | / |
| Weys | 75 | 225 | / |
| Weus | 75 | 156 | / |
| Wehs | 75 | 50 | / |
| Weeß | 75 | 29 | / |
| Weez | 75 | 25 | / |
| Wesj | 75 | 16 | / |
| Weße | 75 | 10 | / |
| Wesc | 75 | 8 | / |
| Hwes | 75 | 8 | / |
| Weej | 75 | 6 | / |
| Wues | 75 | 4 | / |
| Weås | 75 | 4 | / |
| Whes | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wexs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weïs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wesx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wezs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Waheesh | 73 | 183 | / |
| Weesseh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weiss | 67 | 195,790 | / |
| Weise | 67 | 31,206 | / |
| Weisz | 67 | 10,275 | / |
| Weihs | 67 | 3,049 | / |
| Wesch | 67 | 1,941 | / |
| Wuese | 67 | 1,516 | / |
| Wease | 67 | 1,220 | / |
| Weech | 67 | 1,184 | / |
| Weijs | 67 | 1,073 | / |
| Wesse | 67 | 869 | / |
| Wiess | 67 | 780 | / |
| Wehse | 67 | 242 | / |
| Weece | 67 | 119 | / |
| Weïss | 67 | 115 | / |
| Weish | 67 | 80 | / |
| Wiesz | 67 | 66 | / |
| Wejss | 67 | 55 | / |
| Weyse | 67 | 36 | / |
| Weyss | 67 | 30 | / |
| Beezs | 67 | 30 | / |
| Wetts | 67 | 29 | / |
| Weshe | 67 | 26 | / |
| Waeys | 67 | 24 | / |
| Veese | 67 | 17 | / |
| Weice | 67 | 15 | / |
| Wesøe | 67 | 15 | / |
| Wetås | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wesst | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wessh | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wezse | 67 | 9 | / |
| Whese | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wiehs | 67 | 8 | / |
| Beesh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Weace | 67 | 5 | / |
| Weszt | 67 | 5 | / |
| Weats | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wejås | 67 | 4 | / |
| Whies | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wheez | 67 | 3 | / |
| Weisc | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wedst | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weuss | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weizs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weisß | 67 | 2 | / |
| Beess | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weads | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wessx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wheis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whets | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weisx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veesh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veess | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weass | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hweez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hweis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wejsz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weszp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waece | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwies | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beesz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weejh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wetss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuesh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Veets | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whesh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wuess | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weash | 67 | 0 | / |
| Beejs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whess | 67 | 0 | / |
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