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

Wiis occurs more in Denmark more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiis? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,589,322nd most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 56,933,952 people. The last name Wiis occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Wiis are found; 94 percent are found in Northern Europe and 94 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 3,159,357th most numerous first name on earth, held by 13 people.

The last name Wiis is most frequently held in Denmark, where it is carried by 104 people, or 1 in 54,276. In Denmark it is most frequent in: North Denmark Region, where 36 percent live, Region of Southern Denmark, where 29 percent live and Region Zealand, where 14 percent live. Apart from Denmark Wiis exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 6 percent live and Sweden, where 6 percent live.

Wiis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wiis has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name 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
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