Weiks Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Weiks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weiks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:4,264,223227,504
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Weiks Last Name Facts

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

The last name Weiks is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Weiks? popularity and diffusion

Weiks is the 1,980,395th most frequently held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Weiks are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Weiks is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 85 people, or 1 in 4,264,223. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Washington, where 47 percent reside, California, where 14 percent reside and Indiana, where 12 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 3 percent reside and Poland, where 1 percent reside.

Weiks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Weiks has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 447 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Weiks Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Weiks surname are 1.95% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.28% being registered with the party.

Weiks earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.99% more than the national average, earning $53,933 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weicks91109/
Weikes9110/
Weks8939/
Wiks8930/
Weeks8077,530/
Wicks8029,042/
Weaks801,474/
Wecks80218/
Wikse80141/
Wijks8045/
Weyks8015/
Wikås8015/
Waiks8010/
Wekks806/
Veiks806/
Witks802/
Wieks802/
Weisx801/
Wyeks801/
Wesks801/
Weksø801/
Wweks800/
Wikks800/
Weksh800/
Waeks800/
Weigs800/
Weekes7314,666/
Wiecks73106/
Weeaks7393/
Weekse7393/
Weecks7370/
Weichs7348/
Weakes7331/
Wijaks7320/
Boweks738/
Wiskås738/
Veikes737/
Wheeks734/
Withks733/
Whicks733/
Wiksås733/
Hweeks732/
Whecks731/
Veikss731/
Weekks731/
Week's731/
Weksch731/
Wescks731/
Wick's731/
Waikes731/
Woicks730/
Waks671,704/
Viks67733/
Weix67324/
Wegs67193/
Wyks6751/
Wekx6738/
Veks6724/
Wigs6712/
Wics677/
Uiks672/
Wixs672/
Wikx672/
Wexs671/
Whiksch671/
Wesx671/
Wisx671/
Wjks671/

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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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  • 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 Weiks
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