Weymss Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Weymss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weymss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Weymss Last Name Facts

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

The last name Weymss is found in Scotland more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Weymss? popularity and diffusion

The last name Weymss is the 8,968,613th most frequent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Weymss live; 75 percent live in Northern Europe and 75 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most common in Scotland, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 2,676,908. In Scotland Weymss is primarily found in: Highland, where 50 percent are found and Scottish Borders, where 50 percent are found. Not including Scotland this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 25 percent are found.

Weymss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Weymss has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wymss915/
Weyms912/
Whymss833/
Weeyms832/
Wheyms830/
Weamss830/
Wyms80231/
Wems8021/
Weems7313,993/
Weyns73746/
Whyms73442/
Weams73102/
Wyoms7349/
Weims7314/
Wemms7311/
Wiems738/
Wymms732/
Wyhms731/
Woems730/
Waems730/
Wemse730/
Whems730/
Weyens67260/
Weeams6786/
Whymms6766/
Whymns6752/
Wasems6725/
Beyams678/
Wesens676/
Waamss671/
Wammss671/
Wiyems671/
Wheyns671/
Weinss670/
Wheams670/
Weyons670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Weymss
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