Weiß Surname

5,084th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111,241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Weiß Surname User-submission:

Weiß is a German surname, meaning 'white'.

Weiß Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany104,9831:76748
Austria6,2331:1,36696
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
China21:683,660,78330,601
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Weiß (56) may also be a first name.

Weiß Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Weiß is a German surname, meaning 'white'.

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Weiß Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Weiß Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Weiß is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Weiß? popularity and diffusion

The surname Weiß is the 5,084th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 65,511 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Weiß are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Weiß is also the 1,321,957th most prevalent first name at a global level It is held by 56 people.

Weiß is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 104,983 people, or 1 in 767. In Germany it is most common in: Bavaria, where 28 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 17 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent live. Other than Germany it exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 6 percent live and Switzerland, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weisß892/
Weß86834/
Wiß8698/
Weis7543,949/
Weiz75612/
Weix75324/
Beiß75156/
Waiß75133/
Wieß7533/
Weeß7529/
Wißt7528/
Wiße7518/
Weße7510/
Veiß758/
Wejß751/
Wéiß751/
Weiss67195,790/
Weise6731,206/
Weisz6710,275/
Weihs673,049/
Weich672,942/
Weijs671,073/
Weish6780/
Weies6766/
Weizz6737/
Weeis6723/
Weice6715/
Weyis676/
Weiis673/
Weicz673/
Weizs672/
Weias671/
Wheis671/
Weisx671/
Weizt671/
Wieis671/
Wehis671/
Weiys671/
Hweis671/

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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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