Wijs Surname
Approximately 403 people bear this surname
Wijs Surname Definition:
(Dutch/Flemish), Wise. Wijsman, Wise man. (variant: Weissmann.)
Wijs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 381 | 1:44,323 | 7,548 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Wijs Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Dutch/Flemish), Wise. Wijsman, Wise man. (variant: Weissmann.)
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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wijas | 89 | 1,974 | / |
| Weijs | 89 | 1,073 | / |
| Wijts | 89 | 176 | / |
| Wijss | 89 | 9 | / |
| Wijse | 89 | 4 | / |
| Wijes | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wis | 86 | 1,131 | / |
| Wjs | 86 | 19 | / |
| Weijts | 80 | 412 | / |
| Wuijts | 80 | 226 | / |
| Wiejas | 80 | 120 | / |
| Weijse | 80 | 11 | / |
| Weijst | 80 | 6 | / |
| Wijesh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wijoos | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wise | 75 | 118,808 | / |
| Weis | 75 | 43,949 | / |
| Wais | 75 | 16,586 | / |
| Wiss | 75 | 3,828 | / |
| Wajs | 75 | 3,097 | / |
| Wies | 75 | 3,064 | / |
| Wish | 75 | 2,198 | / |
| Wisz | 75 | 1,539 | / |
| Wojs | 75 | 375 | / |
| Wejs | 75 | 349 | / |
| Wuis | 75 | 221 | / |
| Uijs | 75 | 79 | / |
| Wujs | 75 | 19 | / |
| Wójs | 75 | 18 | / |
| Wois | 75 | 16 | / |
| Wjst | 75 | 15 | / |
| Wihs | 75 | 14 | / |
| Wios | 75 | 11 | / |
| Whis | 75 | 4 | / |
| Wgis | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wixs | 75 | 2 | / |
| Vijs | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hwis | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wjjs | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wisd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vwis | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wisx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wwis | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weiss | 67 | 195,790 | / |
| Weise | 67 | 31,206 | / |
| Weisz | 67 | 10,275 | / |
| Waais | 67 | 9,441 | / |
| Wisse | 67 | 4,188 | / |
| Weihs | 67 | 3,049 | / |
| Wojas | 67 | 2,520 | / |
| Waiss | 67 | 2,459 | / |
| Hwish | 67 | 1,763 | / |
| Wisch | 67 | 1,429 | / |
| Hwais | 67 | 1,425 | / |
| Huijs | 67 | 1,003 | / |
| Wiess | 67 | 780 | / |
| Wojsz | 67 | 422 | / |
| Wisth | 67 | 383 | / |
| Waise | 67 | 295 | / |
| Whish | 67 | 176 | / |
| Wiszt | 67 | 136 | / |
| Waish | 67 | 103 | / |
| Wisst | 67 | 95 | / |
| Weish | 67 | 80 | / |
| Wiesz | 67 | 66 | / |
| Weies | 67 | 66 | / |
| Wujas | 67 | 65 | / |
| Wayis | 67 | 64 | / |
| Wishe | 67 | 59 | / |
| Vijas | 67 | 58 | / |
| Wejss | 67 | 55 | / |
| Wajss | 67 | 36 | / |
| Wajis | 67 | 35 | / |
| Baijs | 67 | 33 | / |
| Wieas | 67 | 32 | / |
| Woish | 67 | 30 | / |
| Wojes | 67 | 28 | / |
| Whiss | 67 | 21 | / |
| Wojis | 67 | 20 | / |
| Vijes | 67 | 18 | / |
| Waies | 67 | 17 | / |
| Wajes | 67 | 17 | / |
| Waihs | 67 | 15 | / |
| Whais | 67 | 14 | / |
| Veijs | 67 | 14 | / |
| Woisz | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wojts | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wizst | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wuiss | 67 | 12 | / |
| Whise | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wiehs | 67 | 8 | / |
| Woiss | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wyjas | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wajas | 67 | 7 | / |
| Weyis | 67 | 6 | / |
| Waisz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Beijs | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vijos | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wishs | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wajts | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wejås | 67 | 4 | / |
| Weejs | 67 | 4 | / |
| Weiis | 67 | 3 | / |
| Woits | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vijis | 67 | 3 | / |
| Whies | 67 | 3 | / |
| Waias | 67 | 3 | / |
| Weizs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Woias | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uijas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weisß | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wiyas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waisd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wajus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wojzs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wiszh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Widse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wheis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weisx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vijsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuise | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weias | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hweis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwist | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wihse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weiys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wejsz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wajst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wéiss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwies | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wojxs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woise | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wisce | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wjsth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uihjs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wyies | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wuist | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wissz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wiies | 67 | 0 | / |
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