Wess Surname

169,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,546 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

Wess Surname Definition:

1 = Wass, q.v.

2 for West, q.v.

Wess Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5551:233,09322,416
Germany6341:126,98015,488
Austria1321:64,5119,977
France491:1,355,566135,191
England321:1,741,18971,393
Mauritania161:255,92911,901
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Tunisia131:46,9716,396
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
China21:683,660,78330,601
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2461:204,14117,685

Wess (1,169) may also be a first name.

Wess Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1 = Wass, q.v.

2 for West, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wess Last Name Facts

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

Wess (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻳﺲ) is found most frequently in The United States. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wess? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 169,498th most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,862,351 people. Wess occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Wess reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 232,342nd most widespread first name worldwide, held by 1,169 people.

The last name Wess is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 1,555 people, or 1 in 233,093. In The United States Wess is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 10 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Texas, where 5 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 44 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 25 percent are found and Austria, where 5 percent are found.

Wess Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wess has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wess last name expanded 632 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 114 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wess Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wess last name are 11.68% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.45% registered with the party.

The amount Wess earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 84.94% less than the national average, earning R 35,784 per year; in United States they earn 5.3% less than the national average, earning $40,861 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.21% less than the national average, earning $42,623 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weiss89195,790/
Wesse89869/
Wiess89780/
Weess89117/
Weïss89115/
Wejss8955/
Weyss8930/
Wesst8910/
Wessh8910/
Weuss892/
Wessx891/
Weass891/
Wetss891/
Wuess890/
Whess890/
Wes8614,950/
Weisse803,468/
Weysse8024/
Weïsse8023/
Weisss808/
Weihss807/
Weesse802/
Wheiss801/
Weissh801/
Wesssh801/
Whesse801/
Weussz801/
Weisst800/
Weschs800/
Weis7543,949/
Wyss7522,827/
Bess7515,374/
Wiss753,828/
Wies753,064/
Vess752,938/
Wese751,896/
Wees75665/
Wesh75523/
Weas75350/
Wejs75349/
Wesz75230/
Weys75225/
Weus75156/
Wehs7550/
Wäss7532/
Wesj7516/
Uess758/
Hwes758/
Wues754/
Weås754/
Whes751/
Wexs751/
Weïs751/
Wesx751/
Wezs751/
D'Weiss731/
Weisseh731/
Weesseh731/
Wessová731/
Weise6731,206/
Weisz6710,275/
Weese677,303/
Wisse674,188/
Weihs673,049/
Waiss672,459/
Wesch671,941/
Wuese671,516/
Wease671,220/
Weijs671,073/
Veiss67654/
Vesse67435/
Wehse67242/
Beiss67126/
Wayss67124/
Wisst6795/
Weish6780/
Beyss6779/
Huess6770/
Wiesz6766/
Viess6745/
Weissova6738/
Weyse6736/
Wajss6736/
Wetts6729/
Weshe6726/
Waeys6724/
Whiss6721/
Weesh6719/
Wesøe6715/
Wuiss6712/
Wetås6712/
Weesp6711/
Veyss6711/
Wezse679/
Whese679/
Wijss679/
Wiehs678/
Woiss677/
Weszt675/
Wishs675/
Weats674/
Ouess674/
Wejås674/
Weejs674/
Whies673/
Wedst672/
Whees672/
Weizs672/
Uesse672/
Weisß672/
Beass671/
Beess671/
Weads671/
Weehs671/
Wheis671/
Whets671/
Weisx671/
Vesst671/
Veess671/
Hweis671/
Wejsz671/
Weszp671/
Vejss671/
Vessø671/
Wéiss671/
Bessh671/
Besså671/
Hwies671/
Wuesh670/
Whesh670/
Wissz670/
Weash670/

Wess Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wess in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﻳﺲwys-

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