Wejse Surname
Approximately 55 people bear this surname
Wejse Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 52 | 1:108,552 | 10,139 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Wejse Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wejse Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wejse is more frequently found in Denmark than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wejse? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,605,694th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Wejse reside; 95 percent reside in Northern Europe and 95 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The last name is most numerous in Denmark, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 108,552. In Denmark it is mostly concentrated in: Central Denmark Region, where 69 percent are found, Capital Region of Denmark, where 17 percent are found and Region of Southern Denmark, where 12 percent are found. Other than Denmark this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 2 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Wejse
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