Weyss Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Weyss Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weyss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria131:655,03358,041
Mauritania121:341,23914,334
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Weyss Last Name Facts

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

The last name Weyss (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻳﺲ) occurs most in Austria. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Weyss? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,602,217th most widespread family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name Weyss occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Weyss reside; 50 percent reside in Western Europe and 47 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Weyss is most prevalent in Austria, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 655,033. In Austria Weyss is most common in: Vienna, where 85 percent live and Lower Austria, where 15 percent live. Other than Austria this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 40 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Weyss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Weyss has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Weyss surname rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weyass91162/
Weysse9124/
Weiyss911/
Weyiss911/
Wyss8922,827/
Wess892,546/
Weys89225/
Weyasse832/
Weiss80195,790/
Wesse80869/
Wiess80780/
Woess80198/
Wayss80124/
Weess80117/
Weïss80115/
Beyss8079/
Waess8055/
Wejss8055/
Weyse8036/
Waeys8024/
Wyess8022/
Veyss8011/
Wesst8010/
Wessh8010/
Weyis806/
Weyes804/
Weyas803/
Weuss802/
Wessx801/
Weass801/
Weiys801/
Wetss801/
Wuess800/
Whess800/
Wes7514,950/
Wey756,103/
Wys75134/
Weisse733,468/
Weydts7344/
Weyaus7331/
Weiass7328/
Weïsse7323/
Waysse7319/
Weiysh7317/
Veysse7311/
Weisss738/
Weihss737/
Wojess734/
Weesse732/
Bowess731/
Oueyss731/
Waiess731/
Wheiss731/
Weissh731/
Wesssh731/
Whesse731/
Weiiss731/
Wiyess731/
Bawess731/
Weyshe731/
Weussz731/
Weisst730/
Vowess730/
Weschs730/
Veyess730/
Weis6743,949/
Weya6717,420/
Bess6715,374/
Wass678,568/
Wyse676,065/
Wiss673,828/
Veys673,287/
Wies673,064/
Vess672,938/
Weyh672,278/
Wese671,896/
Ways671,032/
Weyi67895/
Beys67665/
Wees67665/
Wesh67523/
Weye67436/
Weas67350/
Wejs67349/
Wesz67230/
Weus67156/
Weyo67137/
Wyhs67109/
Whey6760/
Wysz6754/
Wehs6750/
Woys6745/
Wäss6732/
Weyu6723/
Wesj6716/
Byss6714/
Hwey6714/
Weey6713/
Weiy678/
Uess678/
Hwes678/
Wuey676/
Weyp674/
Weysová674/
Wues674/
Weås674/
Vyss674/
Wiey673/
Wysh673/
Wyssová672/
Weyt672/
Woyasse672/
Wysx672/
Wyxs672/
D'Weiss671/
Woggess671/
Weyz671/
Whes671/
Weisseh671/
Weesseh671/
Wessová671/
Wayasse671/
Wexs671/
Weyhaus671/
Weïs671/
Whys671/
Wowesse671/
Wiyesse671/
Wesx671/
Weyy671/
Wezs671/
Wysp671/
Wyzs671/
Wyos670/

Weyss Name Transliterations

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

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