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Where Does The Last Name Wies Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Wies occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Wieś. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wies? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 144,929^th most widespread last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,378,442 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Wies are found; 69 percent are found in Western Europe and 64 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 122,718^th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 3,374 people.

Wies is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 1,402 people, or 1 in 57,422. In Germany Wies is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 50 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 21 percent are found and Hesse, where 18 percent are found. Aside from Germany this last name exists in 32 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Luxembourg, where 15 percent are found.

Wies Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Wies has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wies last name rose 273 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wies Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Wies surname are 10.16% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.93% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wies earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 44.62% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,735 per year; in United States they earn 3.64% more than the national average, earning $44,719 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.49% more than the national average, earning $68,310 CAD per year.