Wiess Surname

439,223rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 780 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Wiess Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiess Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6311:574,42047,094
Canada631:584,85148,473
Peru381:836,42417,653
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Bolivia61:1,769,4066,441
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
England11:55,718,059489,080
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2441:205,81417,803

Wiess Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wiess is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiess? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wiess is the 439,223rd most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 9,343,008 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Wiess live; 89 percent live in North America and 89 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 631 people, or 1 in 574,420. In The United States Wiess is most common in: Texas, where 16 percent reside, New York, where 10 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 23 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 8 percent reside and Peru, where 5 percent reside.

Wiess Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wiess has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wiess last name rose 259 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wiess Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wiess surname are 8.63% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.4% registered with the party.

The amount Wiess earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 40.23% more than the national average, earning S/. 27,184 per year; in United States they earn 10.98% more than the national average, earning $47,885 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.01% more than the national average, earning $49,690 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiesse91237/
Wieiss911/
Wiss893,828/
Wies893,064/
Wess892,546/
Weiss80195,790/
Wiese8051,598/
Wisse804,188/
Waiss802,459/
Wesse80869/
Biess80323/
Weess80117/
Weïss80115/
Wisst8095/
Wiesz8066/
Wejss8055/
Viess8045/
Weyss8030/
Wyess8022/
Whiss8021/
Wuiss8012/
Wesst8010/
Wessh8010/
Wijss809/
Wiehs808/
Woiss807/
Wishs805/
Whies803/
Weuss802/
Wieds801/
Wessx801/
Weass801/
Wieis801/
Wéiss801/
Wijes801/
Hwies801/
Wetss801/
Wyies800/
Wiiss800/
Wuess800/
Wissz800/
Wiies800/
Whess800/
Wiessova771/
Wiessová771/
Wes7514,950/
Wis751,131/
Weisse733,468/
Wieszt73373/
Wiesch73230/
Waisse7399/
Viesse7338/
Weysse7324/
Weïsse7323/
Waiyes7315/
Weisss738/
Weihss737/
Weesse732/
Woisse732/
Whaiss731/
Wheiss731/
Weissh731/
Wesssh731/
Whesse731/
Wiehes731/
Weussz731/
Wijesh731/
Whiets730/
Wishsh730/
Whiest730/
Weisst730/
Wehies730/
Weschs730/
Wieshe730/
Wjiese730/
Wise67118,808/
Weis6743,949/
Wyss6722,827/
Wais6716,586/
Bess6715,374/
Bies675,461/
Biss673,314/
Vess672,938/
Wish672,198/
Wese671,896/
Wisz671,539/
Wice67793/
Wees67665/
Wesh67523/
Viss67487/
Vies67458/
Wijs67403/
Weas67350/
Wejs67349/
Wesz67230/
Weys67225/
Wuis67221/
Weus67156/
Wiis67128/
Wyes6791/
Wehs6750/
Wieß6733/
Wäss6732/
Wiez6730/
Wiesche6729/
Wiße6718/
Wois6716/
Wesj6716/
Wihs6714/
Wios6711/
Uies679/
Uess678/
Hwes678/
Wietsch677/
Wieś677/
Whis674/
Wues674/
Weås674/
Wgis673/
Wiesová672/
Wixs672/
Wieć672/
Hwis672/
D'Weiss671/
Woueiss671/
Wisd671/
Wiex671/
Whes671/
Vijesse671/
Weisseh671/
Weesseh671/
Wessová671/
Wexs671/
Weïs671/
Vwis671/
Wesx671/
Wezs671/
Wisx671/
Wwis671/
Wyis671/

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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 Wiess
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