Whiss Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Whiss Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Whiss Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Whiss Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Whiss is found most frequently in Sweden. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Whiss? popularity and diffusion
The last name Whiss is the 4,307,654th most frequently held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Whiss live; 86 percent live in Northern Europe and 76 percent live in Scandinavia.
The last name is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 615,422. In Sweden it is mostly concentrated in: Östergötland County, where 81 percent live, Kalmar County, where 13 percent live and Jönköping County, where 6 percent live. Barring Sweden it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheiss | 91 | 1 | / |
| Whaiss | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wiss | 89 | 3,828 | / |
| Whis | 89 | 4 | / |
| Weiss | 80 | 195,790 | / |
| Wisse | 80 | 4,188 | / |
| Waiss | 80 | 2,459 | / |
| Wiess | 80 | 780 | / |
| Whish | 80 | 176 | / |
| Huiss | 80 | 117 | / |
| Wisst | 80 | 95 | / |
| Whais | 80 | 14 | / |
| Wuiss | 80 | 12 | / |
| Whise | 80 | 11 | / |
| Wijss | 80 | 9 | / |
| Woiss | 80 | 7 | / |
| Wishs | 80 | 5 | / |
| Whies | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wheis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wéiss | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wissz | 80 | 0 | / |
| Whess | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wis | 75 | 1,131 | / |
| Whi | 75 | 98 | / |
| Weisse | 73 | 3,468 | / |
| Waisse | 73 | 99 | / |
| Huisse | 73 | 85 | / |
| Weisss | 73 | 8 | / |
| Weihss | 73 | 7 | / |
| Woisse | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wheist | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wahais | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wheish | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whesse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weissh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weisst | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wishsh | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wise | 67 | 118,808 | / |
| Weis | 67 | 43,949 | / |
| Wyss | 67 | 22,827 | / |
| Wais | 67 | 16,586 | / |
| Biss | 67 | 3,314 | / |
| Wies | 67 | 3,064 | / |
| Wess | 67 | 2,546 | / |
| Wish | 67 | 2,198 | / |
| Huis | 67 | 1,864 | / |
| Wisz | 67 | 1,539 | / |
| Viss | 67 | 487 | / |
| Wijs | 67 | 403 | / |
| Wuis | 67 | 221 | / |
| Wyhs | 67 | 109 | / |
| Whie | 67 | 88 | / |
| Whui | 67 | 55 | / |
| Whai | 67 | 52 | / |
| Wehs | 67 | 50 | / |
| Whei | 67 | 45 | / |
| Wäss | 67 | 32 | / |
| Huijsse | 67 | 27 | / |
| Wois | 67 | 16 | / |
| Wihs | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wios | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wahaish | 67 | 7 | / |
| Whih | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wgis | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wixs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wchi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hwis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Whoi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wwis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wisd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vwis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whaitts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weisseh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wisx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hvis | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Weiss | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Whiss
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