Where Does The Last Name Weis Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Weis (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻳﺲ) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Weïs. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Weis? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 12,772^nd most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 165,818 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 61 percent of Weis reside; 57 percent reside in Western Europe and 56 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 766,399^th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 145 people.

This last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 21,759 people, or 1 in 3,700. In Germany it is most common in: Baden-Württemberg, where 28 percent live, Bavaria, where 20 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 19 percent live. Apart from Germany this last name occurs in 73 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent live and Luxembourg, where 3 percent live.

Weis Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Weis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Weis surname rose 533 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 380 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Weis Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Weis surname are 16.53% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.3% registered with the party.

The amount Weis earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 118.57% more than the national average, earning 756,442 kr per year; in Peru they earn 68.31% more than the national average, earning S/. 32,627 per year; in South Africa they earn 107.05% more than the national average, earning R 492,036 per year; in Colombia they earn 6.81% more than the national average, earning $24,247,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.05% more than the national average, earning $47,055 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.81% more than the national average, earning $59,026 CAD per year.