Weys Surname

1,092,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Weys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1081:156,36323,208
Canada391:944,75971,777
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
United States151:24,163,929685,360
France111:6,038,429280,838
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
England31:18,572,686338,250
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Weys Last Name Facts

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

The last name Weys (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻳﺲ) occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Weys? popularity and diffusion

The surname Weys is the 1,092,155th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,389,093 people. The last name Weys is predominantly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Weys reside; 54 percent reside in Western Europe and 49 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 108 people, or 1 in 156,363. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: Limburg, where 41 percent are found, Overijssel, where 26 percent are found and North Brabant, where 17 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands Weys is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 17 percent are found and South Africa, where 8 percent are found.

Weys Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Weys has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 107 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Weys Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Weys earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 37.21% less than the national average, earning R 149,220 per year; in United States they earn 33.95% less than the national average, earning $28,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.94% less than the national average, earning $47,231 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weyse8936/
Weyss8930/
Waeys8924/
Weyis896/
Weyes894/
Weyas893/
Weiys891/
Wes8614,950/
Wys86134/
Weyass80162/
Weydts8044/
Weyaus8031/
Weysse8024/
Weiysh8017/
Weiyss801/
Weyiss801/
Weyshe801/
Weis7543,949/
Wyss7522,827/
Wyse756,065/
Veys753,287/
Wies753,064/
Wess752,546/
Wese751,896/
Ways751,032/
Beys75665/
Wees75665/
Wesh75523/
Weas75350/
Wejs75349/
Wesz75230/
Weus75156/
Wyhs75109/
Wysz7554/
Wehs7550/
Woys7545/
Wesj7516/
Wesc758/
Hwes758/
Wues754/
Weås754/
Wysh753/
Wysx752/
Wyxs752/
Weyz751/
Whes751/
Wexs751/
Weïs751/
Whys751/
Wesx751/
Wezs751/
Wysc751/
Wysp751/
Wyzs751/
Wyos750/
Weysová734/
Weyasse732/
Weyhaus731/
Weiss67195,790/
Weise6731,206/
Weisz6710,275/
Weese677,303/
Weihs673,049/
Waays672,494/
Wayas672,233/
Wesch671,941/
Wuese671,516/
Wease671,220/
Weijs671,073/
Wesse67869/
Wiess67780/
Veyis67264/
Wehse67242/
Weuts67218/
Beyes67212/
Woess67198/
Wayse67195/
Wayhs67181/
Beyos67162/
Veyts67139/
Beyas67139/
Wayss67124/
Weess67117/
Weïss67115/
Wayts67109/
Wayes67102/
Weish6780/
Beyss6779/
Wiesz6766/
Weies6766/
Wayis6764/
Waess6755/
Wejss6755/
Wawes6754/
Beyus6745/
Beyhs6745/
Weust6735/
Wieas6732/
Wetts6729/
Wojes6728/
Weshe6726/
Wyess6722/
Bawes6719/
Weesh6719/
Waies6717/
Wajes6717/
Waysz6715/
Wesøe6715/
Wetås6712/
Weesp6711/
Veyss6711/
Veyse6710/
Wesst6710/
Wessh6710/
Wowes6710/
Wezse679/
Whese679/
Wiehs678/
Beysh677/
Veysh677/
Wyjas677/
Veyas676/
Weszt675/
Vowes675/
Wahys675/
Wyshe674/
Weats674/
Wejås674/
Weejs674/
Weiis673/
Whies673/
Ueyts672/
Vawes672/
Veyst672/
Weisc672/
Wedst672/
Beyys672/
Hueys672/
Woesz672/
Weuss672/
Whees672/
Weizs672/
Weuse672/
Weisß672/
Wayus672/
Wiyas672/
Whyse671/
Beyis671/
Wysht671/
Waysh671/
Wayys671/
Weads671/
Weehs671/
Wessx671/
Weych671/
Weytz671/
Wheis671/
Whets671/
Weisx671/
Veyds671/
Weass671/
Veyes671/
Wyseh671/
Weias671/
Hweis671/
Ueyas671/
Way's671/
Waues671/
Wayos671/
Wejsz671/
Weszp671/
Wyszt671/
Woehs671/
Wijes671/
Hwies671/
Wetss671/
Weyhj671/
Vehys671/
Wyxsx671/
Wyies670/
Woyes670/
Wuesh670/
Whesh670/
Wuess670/
Wayds670/
Weash670/
Wiies670/
Wystt670/
Wysch670/
Whess670/
Wyths670/
Wayzs670/

Weys Name Transliterations

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

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Weys
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