Weijs Surname
Approximately 1,073 people bear this surname
Weijs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 905 | 1:18,660 | 2,907 |
| Belgium | 58 | 1:198,218 | 26,032 |
| Luxembourg | 58 | 1:10,009 | 1,703 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 1:905,665 | 45,114 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Weijs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Weijs Come From? nationality or country of origin
Weijs occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Weijs? popularity and diffusion
It is the 342,056th most frequently held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 6,791,748 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Weijs live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname Weijs is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is held by 905 people, or 1 in 18,660. In The Netherlands Weijs is mostly concentrated in: Limburg, where 31 percent live, Overijssel, where 18 percent live and Gelderland, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands Weijs occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 5 percent live and Luxembourg, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weijts | 91 | 412 | / |
| Weijse | 91 | 11 | / |
| Weijst | 91 | 6 | / |
| Weis | 89 | 43,949 | / |
| Wijs | 89 | 403 | / |
| Wejs | 89 | 349 | / |
| Weiss | 80 | 195,790 | / |
| Weise | 80 | 31,206 | / |
| Weisz | 80 | 10,275 | / |
| Weihs | 80 | 3,049 | / |
| Wijas | 80 | 1,974 | / |
| Wijts | 80 | 176 | / |
| Weish | 80 | 80 | / |
| Weies | 80 | 66 | / |
| Wejss | 80 | 55 | / |
| Veijs | 80 | 14 | / |
| Wijss | 80 | 9 | / |
| Weyis | 80 | 6 | / |
| Beijs | 80 | 6 | / |
| Wijse | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wejås | 80 | 4 | / |
| Weejs | 80 | 4 | / |
| Weiis | 80 | 3 | / |
| Weizs | 80 | 2 | / |
| Weisß | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wheis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weisx | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weias | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hweis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weiys | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wejsz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wijes | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wes | 75 | 14,950 | / |
| Wis | 75 | 1,131 | / |
| Wjs | 75 | 19 | / |
| Weisse | 73 | 3,468 | / |
| Weitsz | 73 | 569 | / |
| Wuijts | 73 | 226 | / |
| Wiejas | 73 | 120 | / |
| Weisch | 73 | 77 | / |
| Weiass | 73 | 28 | / |
| Weiysh | 73 | 17 | / |
| Weidås | 73 | 11 | / |
| Weisss | 73 | 8 | / |
| Weihss | 73 | 7 | / |
| Weiszt | 73 | 4 | / |
| Weihse | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wa'eis | 73 | 4 | / |
| Weiths | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wheist | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wheiss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weissh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weiyss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weishe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weiiss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weisze | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wejasz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wejese | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weyiss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wheish | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wijesh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wijoos | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weiise | 73 | 0 | / |
| Weiese | 73 | 0 | / |
| Weisst | 73 | 0 | / |
| Weihes | 73 | 0 | / |
| Weiest | 73 | 0 | / |
| Weistt | 73 | 0 | / |
| Weiß | 67 | 111,241 | / |
| Wais | 67 | 16,586 | / |
| Beis | 67 | 4,081 | / |
| Wiss | 67 | 3,828 | / |
| Wajs | 67 | 3,097 | / |
| Wies | 67 | 3,064 | / |
| Wess | 67 | 2,546 | / |
| Wish | 67 | 2,198 | / |
| Wese | 67 | 1,896 | / |
| Veis | 67 | 1,556 | / |
| Wisz | 67 | 1,539 | / |
| Wees | 67 | 665 | / |
| Weiz | 67 | 612 | / |
| Wesh | 67 | 523 | / |
| Weisová | 67 | 473 | / |
| Wojs | 67 | 375 | / |
| Weas | 67 | 350 | / |
| Weix | 67 | 324 | / |
| Wesz | 67 | 230 | / |
| Weys | 67 | 225 | / |
| Wuis | 67 | 221 | / |
| Weische | 67 | 209 | / |
| Vejs | 67 | 195 | / |
| Weus | 67 | 156 | / |
| Weitsch | 67 | 124 | / |
| Uijs | 67 | 79 | / |
| Weisæth | 67 | 53 | / |
| Wehs | 67 | 50 | / |
| Weihaus | 67 | 27 | / |
| Weisova | 67 | 21 | / |
| Wujs | 67 | 19 | / |
| Wójs | 67 | 18 | / |
| Wois | 67 | 16 | / |
| Wesj | 67 | 16 | / |
| Wjst | 67 | 15 | / |
| Wihs | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wios | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hwes | 67 | 8 | / |
| Whis | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wues | 67 | 4 | / |
| Weås | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wgis | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wixs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vijs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hwis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wjjs | 67 | 2 | / |
| D'Weiss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wisd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weisseh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wejß | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weihous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wexs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weïs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vwis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wesx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wezs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wisx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wwis | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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