Weize Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Weize Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 15 | 1:272,991 | 12,403 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
Weize (621) may also be a first name.
Weize Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Weize Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Weize (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻳﺰﻩ) is held by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Weize? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,228,735th most widely held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname Weize is predominantly found in Africa, where 41 percent of Weize live; 41 percent live in West Africa and 41 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Weize is also the 334,590th most widely held first name in the world, held by 621 people.
Weize is most numerous in Mauritania, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 272,991. In Mauritania Weize is primarily found in: Gorgol Region, where 100 percent are found. Beside Mauritania it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 27 percent are found and China, where 14 percent are found.
Weize Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Weize has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Weize surname contracted 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Weize Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Weize in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﻳﺰﻩ | wyzh | 75 |
| ﻭﻳﺰ | wyz | 25 |
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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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- 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 Weize
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