Weiß Surname
Approximately 111,241 people bear this surname
Weiß Surname User-submission:
Weiß is a German surname, meaning 'white'.
Weiß Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 104,983 | 1:767 | 48 |
| Austria | 6,233 | 1:1,366 | 96 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
Weiß (56) may also be a first name.
Weiß Surname Meaning
Weiß Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Weiß Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Weiß occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Weiß? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,084th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 65,511 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Weiß live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe. Weiß is also the 1,321,957th most frequently occurring forename internationally It is held by 56 people.
The last name Weiß is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 104,983 people, or 1 in 767. In Germany Weiß is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 28 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 17 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent live. Besides Germany this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 6 percent live and Switzerland, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weisß | 89 | 2 | / |
| Weß | 86 | 834 | / |
| Wiß | 86 | 98 | / |
| Weis | 75 | 43,949 | / |
| Weiz | 75 | 612 | / |
| Weix | 75 | 324 | / |
| Beiß | 75 | 156 | / |
| Waiß | 75 | 133 | / |
| Wieß | 75 | 33 | / |
| Weeß | 75 | 29 | / |
| Wißt | 75 | 28 | / |
| Wiße | 75 | 18 | / |
| Weße | 75 | 10 | / |
| Veiß | 75 | 8 | / |
| Wejß | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wéiß | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weiss | 67 | 195,790 | / |
| Weise | 67 | 31,206 | / |
| Weisz | 67 | 10,275 | / |
| Weihs | 67 | 3,049 | / |
| Weich | 67 | 2,942 | / |
| Weijs | 67 | 1,073 | / |
| Weish | 67 | 80 | / |
| Weies | 67 | 66 | / |
| Weizz | 67 | 37 | / |
| Weeis | 67 | 23 | / |
| Weice | 67 | 15 | / |
| Weyis | 67 | 6 | / |
| Weiis | 67 | 3 | / |
| Weicz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Weizs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weias | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wheis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weisx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weizt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wieis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wehis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weiys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hweis | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Weiß
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