Wiis Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Wiis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wiis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark1041:54,2765,548
Finland81:687,08836,047
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Wiis (13) may also be a first name.

Wiis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wiis occurs most in Denmark. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wiis is the 1,589,322nd most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 56,933,952 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Wiis live; 94 percent live in Northern Europe and 94 percent live in Scandinavia. Wiis is also the 3,159,357th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 13 people.

This surname is most common in Denmark, where it is borne by 104 people, or 1 in 54,276. In Denmark Wiis is most numerous in: North Denmark Region, where 36 percent are found, Region of Southern Denmark, where 29 percent are found and Region Zealand, where 14 percent are found. Other than Denmark this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 6 percent are found and Sweden, where 6 percent are found.

Wiis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wiis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wiis surname rose 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wiis Last Name Statistics demography

Wiis earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 70.26% less than the national average, earning $12,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wiist89145/
Wihis893/
Wiids892/
Wiihs892/
Wiits891/
Wieis891/
Wiiss890/
Wiies890/
Wiise890/
Wiisch801/
Wihhis801/
Wieiss801/
Wies753,064/
Biis7541/
Viis753/
Wyis751/
Uiis751/
Wijaish731/
Wiese6751,598/
Wiess67780/
Bihis67554/
Bijis67104/
Vieis6752/
Viies6739/
Viise6726/
Weeis6723/
Wiehs678/
Whies673/
Vijis673/
Waaihisd672/
Wieds671/
Wyise671/
Wehis671/
Wiesc671/
Wijes671/
Hwies671/
Biiss671/
Wyies670/

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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 Wiis
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis