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
Wes Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Wes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wes Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wes (Hindi: वेस, Oriya: େୱସ) occurs in Iraq more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wes? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 35,357th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 487,461 people. Wes occurs predominantly in Asia, where 94 percent of Wes reside; 79 percent reside in West Asia and 73 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 15,593rd most commonly used forename in the world It is held by 61,281 people.
This surname is most numerous in Iraq, where it is borne by 6,277 people, or 1 in 5,579. Beside Iraq Wes occurs in 34 countries. It is also common in Syria, where 29 percent reside and Iran, where 12 percent reside.
Wes Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Wes last name is primarily 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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