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

The last name Weise (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻳﺲ) is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Weisé. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

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

The surname Weise is the 17,714^th most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 233,530 people. The surname is mostly found 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 1,125,792^nd most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 74 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 22,240 people, or 1 in 3,620. In Germany Weise is most common in: Saxony, where 21 percent are found, Saxony-Anhalt, where 12 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Germany Weise exists in 74 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Brazil, where 2 percent are found.

Weise Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Weise has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Weise last name increased 380 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 540 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 433 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Weise Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Weise last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Weise surname are 8.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.67% 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.