Wiss Surname

119,944th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,828 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Wiss Surname User-submission:

The Wiss surname is carried in the Haut-Rhin and originates in Switzerland. It comes from the Alemannic form of the German weiss, meaning 'white', nickname given to one with white hair.

Wiss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,0641:62,4278,527
United States1,0611:341,62030,747
Switzerland5031:16,3282,685
Sweden3051:32,2842,638
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Netherlands1311:128,91020,052
Iraq731:479,7498,022
Germany731:1,102,81573,621
Finland711:77,4188,452
Poland541:703,86659,770
Brazil501:4,281,487114,765
Australia381:710,41347,396
Papua New Guinea311:263,02335,917
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
England171:3,277,533109,658
Qatar161:147,37516,023
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Tunisia141:43,6166,025
Niger111:1,744,72934,351
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Norway61:857,04855,549
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
China21:683,660,78330,601
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England441:553,98629,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3231:155,47614,316

Wiss (189) may also be a first name.

Wiss Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Wiss surname is carried in the Haut-Rhin and originates in Switzerland. It comes from the Alemannic form of the German weiss, meaning 'white', nickname given to one with white hair.

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Wiss Last Name Facts

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

Wiss (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻳﺲ) is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wiss? popularity and diffusion

It is the 119,944th most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,903,748 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Wiss are found; 46 percent are found in Western Europe and 28 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Wiss is also the 661,310th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 189 people.

This surname is most prevalent in France, where it is carried by 1,064 people, or 1 in 62,427. In France Wiss is most common in: Grand Est, where 78 percent live, Occitanie, where 5 percent live and Île-de-France, where 5 percent live. Outside of France it occurs in 51 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent live and Switzerland, where 13 percent live.

Wiss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wiss has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wiss surname increased 328 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 61 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wiss Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wiss are 11.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.33% being registered with the party.

The amount Wiss earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 4.89% less than the national average, earning 329,145 kr per year; in United States they earn 16.66% more than the national average, earning $50,339 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.1% less than the national average, earning $44,166 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weiss89195,790/
Wisse894,188/
Waiss892,459/
Wiess89780/
Wisst8995/
Whiss8921/
Wuiss8912/
Wijss899/
Woiss897/
Wishs895/
Wéiss891/
Wissz890/
Wis861,131/
Weisse803,468/
Waisse8099/
Weisss808/
Weihss807/
Woisse802/
Whaiss801/
Wheiss801/
Weissh801/
Wishsh800/
Weisst800/
Wise75118,808/
Weis7543,949/
Wyss7522,827/
Wais7516,586/
Biss753,314/
Wies753,064/
Wess752,546/
Wish752,198/
Wisz751,539/
Viss75487/
Wijs75403/
Wuis75221/
Wäss7532/
Wois7516/
Wihs7514/
Wios7511/
Whis754/
Wgis753/
Wixs752/
Hwis752/
Wisd751/
Vwis751/
Wisx751/
Wwis751/
D'Weiss731/
Weisseh731/
Weise6731,206/
Weisz6710,275/
Waais679,441/
Weihs673,049/
Visse672,035/
Hwish671,763/
Wisch671,429/
Hwais671,425/
Weijs671,073/
Wesse67869/
Veiss67654/
Wisth67383/
Waise67295/
Baiss67275/
Voiss67179/
Whish67176/
Wijts67176/
Wiszt67136/
Beiss67126/
Wayss67124/
Weess67117/
Huiss67117/
Weïss67115/
Waish67103/
Vaiss67101/
Weish6780/
Wiesz6766/
Wishe6759/
Wejss6755/
Viess6745/
Weissova6738/
Wajss6736/
Boiss6732/
Weyss6730/
Woish6730/
Bissh6715/
Waihs6715/
Whais6714/
Woisz6714/
Bissø6713/
Wizst6712/
Whise6711/
Wesst6710/
Wessh6710/
Wiehs678/
Waisz676/
Waissová675/
Buiss675/
Uisse675/
Wijse674/
Bihss673/
Woits673/
Whies673/
Weuss672/
Weizs672/
Weisß672/
Waisd671/
Wiszh671/
Widse671/
Wessx671/
Wheis671/
Weisx671/
Weass671/
Wuise671/
Visst671/
Hweis671/
Hwist671/
Vishs671/
Vissh671/
Wihse671/
Hwies671/
Wetss671/
Woise671/
Wisce671/
Wuist670/
Wuess670/
Whess670/

Wiss Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wiss in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﻳﺲwys-

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