Weise Surname
Approximately 31,206 people bear this surname
Weise Surname Definition:
(German) Descendant of Weise (wisdom); the learned person; one who had no parents, an orphan; descendant of Wizo.
Weise Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 22,240 | 1:3,620 | 392 |
| United States | 5,491 | 1:66,010 | 7,714 |
| Brazil | 743 | 1:288,122 | 11,092 |
| Australia | 538 | 1:50,178 | 6,255 |
| Jamaica | 533 | 1:5,385 | 691 |
| Canada | 243 | 1:151,628 | 15,427 |
| France | 175 | 1:379,558 | 56,305 |
| England | 162 | 1:343,939 | 25,007 |
| Bolivia | 120 | 1:88,470 | 3,770 |
| Kenya | 115 | 1:401,564 | 22,499 |
| Netherlands | 103 | 1:163,953 | 24,033 |
| Denmark | 99 | 1:57,017 | 5,821 |
| Belgium | 66 | 1:174,192 | 23,583 |
| South Africa | 64 | 1:846,527 | 56,162 |
| Argentina | 61 | 1:700,712 | 48,077 |
| Switzerland | 57 | 1:144,086 | 13,875 |
| Sweden | 55 | 1:179,032 | 12,357 |
| Austria | 53 | 1:160,669 | 21,171 |
| Spain | 30 | 1:1,558,401 | 47,033 |
| Thailand | 28 | 1:2,522,798 | 271,580 |
| Poland | 26 | 1:1,461,875 | 85,446 |
| Chile | 23 | 1:765,934 | 16,989 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Ireland | 13 | 1:362,226 | 14,761 |
| New Zealand | 11 | 1:411,666 | 31,040 |
| Mauritania | 9 | 1:454,985 | 17,374 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 1:1,334,112 | 94,300 |
| Bahamas | 4 | 1:97,938 | 1,027 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 30 | 1:812,512 | 35,970 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,444 | 1:34,777 | 4,143 |
The alternate forms: Weisé (2) are calculated separately.
Weise (74) may also be a first name.
Weise Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Descendant of Weise (wisdom); the learned person; one who had no parents, an orphan; descendant of Wizo.
Weise Demographics
Weise Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Weise Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Weise Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Weise (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻳﺲ) occurs most in Germany. It can be found in the variant forms: Weisé. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Weise? popularity and diffusion
The last name Weise is the 17,714th most numerous last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 233,530 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Weise are found; 73 percent are found in Western Europe and 72 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Weise is also the 1,125,792nd most widely held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 74 people.
Weise is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 22,240 people, or 1 in 3,620. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Saxony, where 21 percent reside, Saxony-Anhalt, where 12 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent reside. Barring Germany it is found in 74 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Brazil, where 2 percent reside.
Weise Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Weise has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 380 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 540 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 433 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Weise Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Weise surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Weise surname are 8.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.67% being registered with the party.
The amount Weise earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 4.92% less than the national average, earning 329,067 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 98.8% more than the national average, earning R 472,416 per year; in United States they earn 10% more than the national average, earning $47,463 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.49% less than the national average, earning $44,970 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Weise Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Weise in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﻳﺲ | wys | - |
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Weise Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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