Wihs Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wihs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wihs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wihs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wihs occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wihs? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,213,395th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname Wihs occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Wihs reside; 57 percent reside in Western Europe and 57 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 10,063,182. In Germany Wihs is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Germany this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 29 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weihs893,049/
Waihs8915/
Wiehs898/
Wishs895/
Wihse891/
Wis861,131/
Wih86189/
Weihss807/
Weihse804/
Weiths803/
Wishsh800/
Wise75118,808/
Weis7543,949/
Wais7516,586/
Wich754,084/
Wiss753,828/
Wies753,064/
Wish752,198/
Weih751,625/
Wisz751,539/
Wieh75545/
Wijs75403/
Wuis75221/
Wyhs75109/
Wehs7550/
Wihe7538/
Waih7534/
Bihs7518/
Vihs7517/
Wois7516/
Wiph7511/
Wios7511/
Wisc7510/
Whis754/
Whih753/
Wgis753/
Wizh752/
Wixs752/
Hwis752/
Wisd751/
Whes751/
Wijh751/
Whys751/
Vwis751/
Wisx751/
Wihc751/
Wihz751/
Wuih751/
Wwis751/
Weiss67195,790/
Wi6735,792/
Weise6731,206/
Weisz6710,275/
Waais679,441/
Wisse674,188/
Weich672,942/
Waiss672,459/
Hwish671,763/
Wisch671,429/
Hwais671,425/
Weijs671,073/
Wiess67780/
Wisth67383/
Waise67295/
Wehse67242/
Wayhs67181/
Whish67176/
Wijts67176/
Waich67150/
Wiszt67136/
Waish67103/
Wijdh6799/
Wisst6795/
Weish6780/
Wijhe6776/
Viehs6774/
Wiesz6766/
Wishe6759/
Wuich6755/
Voihs6754/
Vwich6732/
Woish6730/
Hweih6721/
Whiss6721/
Whais6714/
Woisz6714/
Wizst6712/
Wuiss6712/
Whise6711/
Beihs6711/
Which6710/
Whese679/
Wijss679/
Weijh678/
Woiss677/
Weihsová677/
Witth677/
Waisz676/
Wahys675/
Waiph675/
Wijse674/
Wgaih674/
Bihss673/
Woits673/
Whies673/
Vaihs673/
Waihd673/
Weisc672/
Bihhs672/
Woich672/
Whees672/
Weizs672/
Whihe672/
Waiht672/
Weisß672/
Whyse671/
Hwieh671/
Waisd671/
Wiszh671/
Witht671/
Weehs671/
Widse671/
Wheis671/
Whets671/
Weisx671/
Weiht671/
Wuise671/
Hweis671/
Hwist671/
Vishs671/
Waixh671/
Wéiss671/
Hwies671/
Veihs671/
Woise671/
Wisce671/
Uihjs671/
Hwixh671/
Wuist670/
Whesh670/
Wissz670/
Whess670/
Whieh670/
Wyths670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Wihs
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