Wojs Surname

761,666th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 375 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Wojs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wojs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland2551:149,05421,316
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
England121:4,643,172139,951
Austria111:774,13064,097
Norway101:514,22941,629
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

The alternate forms: Wójs (18) & Wojś (4) are calculated separately.

Wojs Last Name Facts

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

Wojs is borne by more people in Poland than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Wójs or Wojś. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wojs? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 761,666th most commonly held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 19,433,456 people. Wojs occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Wojs live; 69 percent live in Eastern Europe and 69 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Wojs is most commonly occurring in Poland, where it is carried by 255 people, or 1 in 149,054. Outside of Poland Wojs exists in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent live and Germany, where 6 percent live.

Wojs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wojs surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.5% registered with the political party.

The amount Wojs earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 21.32% less than the national average, earning 272,309 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.14% less than the national average, earning $40,933 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.81% more than the national average, earning $69,958 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wójs9218/
Wojś924/
Wojas892,520/
Wojsz89422/
Wojes8928/
Wojis8920/
Wojts8914/
Wojzs891/
Wojxs891/
Wos861,776/
Wjs8619/
Wojasz8013/
Wojess804/
Wojesz801/
Woujes801/
Wajs753,097/
Woss75541/
Wosz75427/
Wijs75403/
Wejs75349/
Wose75251/
Vwos75133/
Woos75124/
Wohs7567/
Woys7545/
Vojs7528/
Wujs7519/
Wois7516/
Wjst7515/
Wios7511/
Wous7510/
Wosh759/
Whos754/
Wots752/
Wosd752/
Wozs752/
Wosp752/
Wjjs752/
Wojx751/
Wojz751/
Woxs751/
Wosj751/
Wyos750/
Wojesch739/
Wojsová733/
Wijas671,974/
Bojos671,858/
Weijs671,073/
Wosch67575/
Bojas67231/
Woost67201/
Woess67198/
Wijts67176/
Woshe67128/
Bojes6782/
Wujas6765/
Bojás6761/
Wejss6755/
Vojas6739/
Vojts6737/
Wajss6736/
Wajis6735/
Woish6730/
Wosse6730/
Bojis6721/
Wajes6717/
Woisz6714/
Woëts6711/
Bojjs6710/
Wowes6710/
Wijss679/
Wouse677/
Woiss677/
Wyjas677/
Wajas677/
Wohst676/
Woust675/
Wajts674/
Wojasová674/
Wouds674/
Wijse674/
Woose674/
Wejås674/
Weejs674/
Woits673/
Woesz672/
Woias672/
Bojsz672/
Wajus671/
Wojax671/
Wojaz671/
Woosd671/
Wayos671/
Wejsz671/
Whosh671/
Whost671/
Vwose671/
Wajst671/
Wotsz671/
Woosh671/
Woehs671/
Wohsh671/
Bojsh671/
Wijes671/
Woise671/
Wjsth671/
Woyes670/
Wosth670/

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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 Wojs
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