Wess Surname
Approximately 2,546 people bear this surname
Wess Surname Definition:
1 = Wass, q.v.
2 for West, q.v.
Wess Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,555 | 1:233,093 | 22,416 |
| Germany | 634 | 1:126,980 | 15,488 |
| Austria | 132 | 1:64,511 | 9,977 |
| France | 49 | 1:1,355,566 | 135,191 |
| England | 32 | 1:1,741,189 | 71,393 |
| Mauritania | 16 | 1:255,929 | 11,901 |
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Tunisia | 13 | 1:46,971 | 6,396 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Algeria | 6 | 1:6,438,592 | 53,709 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 28 | 1:870,549 | 37,307 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 246 | 1:204,141 | 17,685 |
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.
Wess Demographics
Average Male Wess Height
179.03 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weiss | 89 | 195,790 | / |
| Wesse | 89 | 869 | / |
| Wiess | 89 | 780 | / |
| Weess | 89 | 117 | / |
| Weïss | 89 | 115 | / |
| Wejss | 89 | 55 | / |
| Weyss | 89 | 30 | / |
| Wesst | 89 | 10 | / |
| Wessh | 89 | 10 | / |
| Weuss | 89 | 2 | / |
| Wessx | 89 | 1 | / |
| Weass | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wetss | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wuess | 89 | 0 | / |
| Whess | 89 | 0 | / |
| Wes | 86 | 14,950 | / |
| Weisse | 80 | 3,468 | / |
| Weysse | 80 | 24 | / |
| Weïsse | 80 | 23 | / |
| Weisss | 80 | 8 | / |
| Weihss | 80 | 7 | / |
| Weesse | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wheiss | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weissh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wesssh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whesse | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weussz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weisst | 80 | 0 | / |
| Weschs | 80 | 0 | / |
| Weis | 75 | 43,949 | / |
| Wyss | 75 | 22,827 | / |
| Bess | 75 | 15,374 | / |
| Wiss | 75 | 3,828 | / |
| Wies | 75 | 3,064 | / |
| Vess | 75 | 2,938 | / |
| Wese | 75 | 1,896 | / |
| Wees | 75 | 665 | / |
| Wesh | 75 | 523 | / |
| Weas | 75 | 350 | / |
| Wejs | 75 | 349 | / |
| Wesz | 75 | 230 | / |
| Weys | 75 | 225 | / |
| Weus | 75 | 156 | / |
| Wehs | 75 | 50 | / |
| Wäss | 75 | 32 | / |
| Wesj | 75 | 16 | / |
| Uess | 75 | 8 | / |
| Hwes | 75 | 8 | / |
| Wues | 75 | 4 | / |
| Weås | 75 | 4 | / |
| Whes | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wexs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weïs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wesx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wezs | 75 | 1 | / |
| D'Weiss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weisseh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weesseh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wessová | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weise | 67 | 31,206 | / |
| Weisz | 67 | 10,275 | / |
| Weese | 67 | 7,303 | / |
| Wisse | 67 | 4,188 | / |
| Weihs | 67 | 3,049 | / |
| Waiss | 67 | 2,459 | / |
| Wesch | 67 | 1,941 | / |
| Wuese | 67 | 1,516 | / |
| Wease | 67 | 1,220 | / |
| Weijs | 67 | 1,073 | / |
| Veiss | 67 | 654 | / |
| Vesse | 67 | 435 | / |
| Wehse | 67 | 242 | / |
| Beiss | 67 | 126 | / |
| Wayss | 67 | 124 | / |
| Wisst | 67 | 95 | / |
| Weish | 67 | 80 | / |
| Beyss | 67 | 79 | / |
| Huess | 67 | 70 | / |
| Wiesz | 67 | 66 | / |
| Viess | 67 | 45 | / |
| Weissova | 67 | 38 | / |
| Weyse | 67 | 36 | / |
| Wajss | 67 | 36 | / |
| Wetts | 67 | 29 | / |
| Weshe | 67 | 26 | / |
| Waeys | 67 | 24 | / |
| Whiss | 67 | 21 | / |
| Weesh | 67 | 19 | / |
| Wesøe | 67 | 15 | / |
| Wuiss | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wetås | 67 | 12 | / |
| Weesp | 67 | 11 | / |
| Veyss | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wezse | 67 | 9 | / |
| Whese | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wijss | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wiehs | 67 | 8 | / |
| Woiss | 67 | 7 | / |
| Weszt | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wishs | 67 | 5 | / |
| Weats | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ouess | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wejås | 67 | 4 | / |
| Weejs | 67 | 4 | / |
| Whies | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wedst | 67 | 2 | / |
| Whees | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weizs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uesse | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weisß | 67 | 2 | / |
| Beass | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beess | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weads | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weehs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wheis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whets | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weisx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vesst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veess | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hweis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wejsz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weszp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vejss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vessø | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wéiss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bessh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Besså | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwies | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuesh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whesh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wissz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weash | 67 | 0 | / |
Wess Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wess in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﻳﺲ | wys | - |
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