Wes Surname
Approximately 14,950 people bear this surname
Wes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 6,277 | 1:5,579 | 546 |
| Syria | 4,362 | 1:4,425 | 511 |
| Iran | 1,856 | 1:41,370 | 4,780 |
| Yemen | 949 | 1:27,845 | 2,708 |
| Papua New Guinea | 527 | 1:15,472 | 1,502 |
| Lebanon | 263 | 1:21,434 | 2,548 |
| Netherlands | 185 | 1:91,282 | 15,011 |
| Afghanistan | 157 | 1:204,797 | 3,840 |
| South Africa | 106 | 1:511,110 | 41,270 |
| Nigeria | 75 | 1:2,361,903 | 79,171 |
| Indonesia | 55 | 1:2,404,531 | 143,692 |
| Israel | 27 | 1:316,949 | 27,106 |
| Philippines | 20 | 1:5,061,911 | 170,869 |
| Liberia | 17 | 1:259,326 | 15,766 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
Wes (61,281) may also be a first name.
Wes Demographics
Average Wes Salary in
England
£33,858
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Wes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wes Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wes (Hindi: वेस, Oriya: େୱସ) is found most in Iraq. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wes? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wes is the 35,357th most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 487,461 people. The surname Wes occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Wes are found; 79 percent are found in West Asia and 73 percent are found in Levant. Wes is also the 15,593rd most widely held forename throughout the world, borne by 61,281 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Iraq, where it is carried by 6,277 people, or 1 in 5,579. Apart from Iraq this last name is found in 34 countries. It is also found in Syria, where 29 percent live and Iran, where 12 percent live.
Wes Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Wes last name is principally Sunni (99%) in Lebanon and Christian (89%) in Nigeria.
Wes earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 72.41% less than the national average, earning R 65,568 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weis | 86 | 43,949 | / |
| Wies | 86 | 3,064 | / |
| Wess | 86 | 2,546 | / |
| Wese | 86 | 1,896 | / |
| Wees | 86 | 665 | / |
| Wesh | 86 | 523 | / |
| Weas | 86 | 350 | / |
| Wejs | 86 | 349 | / |
| Wesz | 86 | 230 | / |
| Weys | 86 | 225 | / |
| Weus | 86 | 156 | / |
| Wehs | 86 | 50 | / |
| Wesj | 86 | 16 | / |
| Wesc | 86 | 8 | / |
| Hwes | 86 | 8 | / |
| Wues | 86 | 4 | / |
| Weås | 86 | 4 | / |
| Whes | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wexs | 86 | 1 | / |
| Weïs | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wesx | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wezs | 86 | 1 | / |
| Weiss | 75 | 195,790 | / |
| Weise | 75 | 31,206 | / |
| Weisz | 75 | 10,275 | / |
| Weese | 75 | 7,303 | / |
| Weihs | 75 | 3,049 | / |
| Wesch | 75 | 1,941 | / |
| Wuese | 75 | 1,516 | / |
| Wease | 75 | 1,220 | / |
| Weijs | 75 | 1,073 | / |
| Wesse | 75 | 869 | / |
| Wiess | 75 | 780 | / |
| Wehse | 75 | 242 | / |
| Weess | 75 | 117 | / |
| Weïss | 75 | 115 | / |
| Weish | 75 | 80 | / |
| Wiesz | 75 | 66 | / |
| Wejss | 75 | 55 | / |
| Weyse | 75 | 36 | / |
| Weyss | 75 | 30 | / |
| Wetts | 75 | 29 | / |
| Weshe | 75 | 26 | / |
| Waeys | 75 | 24 | / |
| Weesh | 75 | 19 | / |
| Wesøe | 75 | 15 | / |
| Wetås | 75 | 12 | / |
| Weesp | 75 | 11 | / |
| Wesst | 75 | 10 | / |
| Wessh | 75 | 10 | / |
| Wezse | 75 | 9 | / |
| Whese | 75 | 9 | / |
| Wiehs | 75 | 8 | / |
| Weszt | 75 | 5 | / |
| Weats | 75 | 4 | / |
| Wejås | 75 | 4 | / |
| Weejs | 75 | 4 | / |
| Whies | 75 | 3 | / |
| Weisc | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wedst | 75 | 2 | / |
| Weuss | 75 | 2 | / |
| Whees | 75 | 2 | / |
| Weizs | 75 | 2 | / |
| Weisß | 75 | 2 | / |
| Weads | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weehs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wessx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wheis | 75 | 1 | / |
| Whets | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weisx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weass | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hweis | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wejsz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weszp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hwies | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wetss | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wuesh | 75 | 0 | / |
| Whesh | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wuess | 75 | 0 | / |
| Weash | 75 | 0 | / |
| Whess | 75 | 0 | / |
| Bes | 67 | 5,967 | / |
| Wesche | 67 | 3,936 | / |
| Weisse | 67 | 3,468 | / |
| Ves | 67 | 1,894 | / |
| Wis | 67 | 1,131 | / |
| Wex | 67 | 853 | / |
| Weß | 67 | 834 | / |
| Wetsch | 67 | 802 | / |
| Weitsz | 67 | 569 | / |
| Weijts | 67 | 412 | / |
| Ues | 67 | 398 | / |
| Wez | 67 | 254 | / |
| Wiesch | 67 | 230 | / |
| Hweesh | 67 | 137 | / |
| Wys | 67 | 134 | / |
| Weisch | 67 | 77 | / |
| Wej | 67 | 74 | / |
| Weydts | 67 | 44 | / |
| Weysse | 67 | 24 | / |
| Weïsse | 67 | 23 | / |
| Whetts | 67 | 22 | / |
| Wjs | 67 | 19 | / |
| Wescht | 67 | 12 | / |
| Weeseh | 67 | 11 | / |
| Weidås | 67 | 11 | / |
| Weijse | 67 | 11 | / |
| Weisss | 67 | 8 | / |
| Weihss | 67 | 7 | / |
| Weijst | 67 | 6 | / |
| Weesch | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wesowa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wuesch | 67 | 4 | / |
| Weiszt | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wheese | 67 | 4 | / |
| Weatts | 67 | 4 | / |
| Weihse | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wa'eis | 67 | 4 | / |
| Weiths | 67 | 3 | / |
| Weesse | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wheist | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hweshe | 67 | 2 | / |
| D'West | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weastt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wheiss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wheshe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weissh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weasch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weishe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wesssh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whesse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Westch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weisze | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weetse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wouest | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wheish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weyshe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wehesh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weussz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wweest | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weisst | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wheets | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weschs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weistt | 67 | 0 | / |
Wes Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wes in the Hindi language | ||
| वेस | vesa | - |
| Wes in the Oriya language | ||
| େୱସ | ewasa | 80 |
| େୱସ୍ | ewas | 20 |
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Footnotes
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