Wys Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Puerto Rico

Wys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1021:3,553,519199,004
England101:5,571,806158,774
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582

Wys (63) may also be a first name.

Wys Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wys (Arabic: عويص) is found most in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wys? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wys is the 1,544,715th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Wys are found; 76 percent are found in North America and 76 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,234,572nd most prevalent given name on earth, borne by 63 people.

It is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 102 people, or 1 in 3,553,519. In The United States Wys is most frequent in: Illinois, where 35 percent live, Florida, where 17 percent live and Georgia, where 12 percent live. Besides The United States this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in England, where 7 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Wys Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wys has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Wys surname increased 143 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wys Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wys last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.43% registered with the political party.

Wys earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.23% more than the national average, earning $44,111 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wyss8622,827/
Wyse866,065/
Ways861,032/
Weys86225/
Wyhs86109/
Wysz8654/
Woys8645/
Wysh863/
Wyxs862/
Wysx862/
Wyzs861/
Whys861/
Wysc861/
Wysp861/
Wyos860/
Waays752,494/
Wayse75195/
Wayhs75181/
Wayss75124/
Wayts75109/
Weyse7536/
Weyss7530/
Waeys7524/
Waysz7515/
Wahys755/
Wyshe754/
Way's751/
Wyseh751/
Waysh751/
Wysht751/
Wyszt751/
Whyse751/
Wyxsx751/
Wayds750/
Wystt750/
Wysch750/
Wyths750/
Wayzs750/
Wes6714,950/
Wis671,131/
Bys67504/
Vys6763/
Weydts6744/
Woysch6727/
Weysse6724/
Waysse6719/
Wjs6719/
Wuydts6718/
Wyß6711/
Wyx679/
Wayseh676/
Wyj675/
Wysche673/
Wyz672/
Wayshe671/
Waytts671/
Weyshe671/
Wa'ays671/

Wys Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wys in the Arabic language
عويصwys-

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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
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  • 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 Wys
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