Wijs Surname

722,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 403 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Wijs Surname Definition:

(Dutch/Flemish), Wise. Wijsman, Wise man. (variant: Weissmann.)

Wijs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3811:44,3237,548
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Wijs Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch/Flemish), Wise. Wijsman, Wise man. (variant: Weissmann.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Wijs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wijs is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Wijs.

How Common Is The Last Name Wijs? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wijs is the 722,496th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 18,083,240 people. The surname Wijs is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Wijs are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 381 people, or 1 in 44,323. In The Netherlands it is most common in: North Holland, where 28 percent live, South Holland, where 24 percent live and North Brabant, where 18 percent live. Excluding The Netherlands this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 3 percent live and Switzerland, where 0 percent live.

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Wijas891,974/
Weijs891,073/
Wijts89176/
Wijss899/
Wijse894/
Wijes891/
Wis861,131/
Wjs8619/
Weijts80412/
Wuijts80226/
Wiejas80120/
Weijse8011/
Weijst806/
Wijesh801/
Wijoos801/
Wise75118,808/
Weis7543,949/
Wais7516,586/
Wiss753,828/
Wajs753,097/
Wies753,064/
Wish752,198/
Wisz751,539/
Wojs75375/
Wejs75349/
Wuis75221/
Uijs7579/
Wujs7519/
Wójs7518/
Wois7516/
Wjst7515/
Wihs7514/
Wios7511/
Whis754/
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Wixs752/
Vijs752/
Hwis752/
Wjjs752/
Wisd751/
Vwis751/
Wisx751/
Wwis751/
Weiss67195,790/
Weise6731,206/
Weisz6710,275/
Waais679,441/
Wisse674,188/
Weihs673,049/
Wojas672,520/
Waiss672,459/
Hwish671,763/
Wisch671,429/
Hwais671,425/
Huijs671,003/
Wiess67780/
Wojsz67422/
Wisth67383/
Waise67295/
Whish67176/
Wiszt67136/
Waish67103/
Wisst6795/
Weish6780/
Wiesz6766/
Weies6766/
Wujas6765/
Wayis6764/
Wishe6759/
Vijas6758/
Wejss6755/
Wajss6736/
Wajis6735/
Baijs6733/
Wieas6732/
Woish6730/
Wojes6728/
Whiss6721/
Wojis6720/
Vijes6718/
Waies6717/
Wajes6717/
Waihs6715/
Whais6714/
Veijs6714/
Woisz6714/
Wojts6714/
Wizst6712/
Wuiss6712/
Whise6711/
Wiehs678/
Woiss677/
Wyjas677/
Wajas677/
Weyis676/
Waisz676/
Beijs676/
Vijos675/
Wishs675/
Wajts674/
Wejås674/
Weejs674/
Weiis673/
Woits673/
Vijis673/
Whies673/
Waias673/
Weizs672/
Woias672/
Uijas672/
Weisß672/
Wiyas672/
Waisd671/
Wajus671/
Wojzs671/
Wiszh671/
Widse671/
Wheis671/
Weisx671/
Vijsh671/
Wuise671/
Weias671/
Hweis671/
Hwist671/
Wihse671/
Weiys671/
Wejsz671/
Wajst671/
Wéiss671/
Hwies671/
Wojxs671/
Woise671/
Wisce671/
Wjsth671/
Uihjs671/
Wyies670/
Wuist670/
Wissz670/
Wiies670/

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