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

The last name Wess (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻳﺲ) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wess click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wess? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Wess is the 169,498^th most prevalent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 2,862,351 people. The surname is primarily found 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 232,342^nd most widespread given name globally, borne by 1,169 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 1,555 people, or 1 in 233,093. In The United States Wess is most common in: Ohio, where 10 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Texas, where 5 percent reside. Aside from The United States Wess exists in 44 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 25 percent reside and Austria, where 5 percent reside.

Wess Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Wess has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 632 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 114 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wess Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Wess surname are 11.68% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.45% registered with the political 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.