Weisse Surname
Approximately 3,468 people bear this surname
Weisse Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 1,518 | 1:43,757 | 5,525 |
| United States | 806 | 1:449,701 | 38,524 |
| Germany | 557 | 1:144,534 | 17,438 |
| Mauritania | 208 | 1:19,687 | 1,796 |
| Australia | 113 | 1:238,900 | 22,291 |
| Chile | 73 | 1:241,322 | 7,329 |
| Canada | 40 | 1:921,140 | 70,350 |
| Switzerland | 33 | 1:248,876 | 20,666 |
| Argentina | 24 | 1:1,780,976 | 92,783 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Austria | 11 | 1:774,130 | 64,097 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Syria | 3 | 1:6,433,674 | 16,197 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 98 | 1:512,436 | 35,831 |
The alternate forms: Weïsse (23) & Weissè (1) are calculated separately.
Weisse (17) may also be a first name.
Weisse Demographics
Weisse Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Weisse Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Weisse Come From? nationality or country of origin
Weisse (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻳﺲ) is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Weïsse or Weissè. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Weisse? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 130,452nd most widely held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,101,368 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Weisse reside; 61 percent reside in Western Europe and 44 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Weisse is also the 2,694,839th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 17 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in France, where it is carried by 1,518 people, or 1 in 43,757. In France it is most common in: Grand Est, where 69 percent live, Île-de-France, where 6 percent live and Hauts-de-France, where 5 percent live. Not including France it is found in 37 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent live and Germany, where 16 percent live.
Weisse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Weisse has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Weisse surname grew 822 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 157 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Weisse Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Weisse last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Weisse surname are 2.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.82% registered with the party.
The amount Weisse earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 42.52% less than the national average, earning R 136,584 per year; in United States they earn 23.08% more than the national average, earning $53,106 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.05% less than the national average, earning $46,676 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Weisse Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Weisse in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﻳﺲ | wys | 98.82 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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