Wyss Surname

23,737th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,827 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Wyss Surname User-submission:

Wyss is a Swiss-German surname, denoting a white person. It derives from the German word Weiß.

Wyss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland17,9801:45719
United States3,0641:118,29612,712
France5571:119,25118,016
Australia1761:153,38516,171
Argentina1481:288,80723,114
Canada1381:266,99725,150
Germany1271:633,90150,033
England1111:501,96431,980
Guatemala711:226,5163,997
Chile581:303,7328,727
Thailand481:1,471,632200,579
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Spain441:1,062,54638,570
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Austria241:354,81038,119
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Liechtenstein141:2,741294
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
China51:273,464,31313,838
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:717,41046,098

Wyss (51) may also be a first name.

Wyss Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Wyss is a Swiss-German surname, denoting a white person. It derives from the German word Weiß.

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Wyss Last Name Facts

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

Wyss is held by more people in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wyss.

How Common Is The Last Name Wyss? popularity and diffusion

It is the 23,737th most numerous last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 319,251 people. The surname Wyss occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Wyss are found; 81 percent are found in Western Europe and 72 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,396,783rd most prevalent forename world-wide, held by 51 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Switzerland, where it is carried by 17,980 people, or 1 in 457. In Switzerland it is mostly found in: Canton of Bern, where 27 percent reside, Canton of Zürich, where 14 percent reside and Canton of Solothurn, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Switzerland Wyss is found in 58 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent reside and France, where 2 percent reside.

Wyss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wyss has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 4,377 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 3,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wyss Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wyss are 18.74% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.51% being registered with the political party.

The amount Wyss earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 23.72% less than the national average, earning €22,907 per year; in South Africa they earn 24.32% more than the national average, earning R 295,428 per year; in United States they earn 7.35% more than the national average, earning $46,320 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.3% less than the national average, earning $48,540 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wayss89124/
Weyss8930/
Wys86134/
Weysse8024/
Waysse8019/
Wyse756,065/
Wiss753,828/
Wess752,546/
Ways751,032/
Weys75225/
Wyhs75109/
Wysz7554/
Woys7545/
Wäss7532/
Byss7514/
Vyss754/
Wysh753/
Wyxs752/
Wysx752/
Wysp751/
Whys751/
Wyzs751/
Wyos750/
Wyssová732/
Weiss67195,790/
Wisse674,188/
Waays672,494/
Waiss672,459/
Wesse67869/
Wiess67780/
Wayse67195/
Wayhs67181/
Weess67117/
Weïss67115/
Wayts67109/
Wisst6795/
Beyss6779/
Vayss6756/
Wejss6755/
Weyse6736/
Wajss6736/
Waeys6724/
Whiss6721/
Waysz6715/
Boyss6712/
Wuiss6712/
Bayss6711/
Veyss6711/
Wessh6710/
Wesst6710/
Wijss679/
Woiss677/
Wishs675/
Wahys675/
Wyshe674/
Weuss672/
Wetss671/
Wysht671/
Waysh671/
Wessx671/
Weass671/
Byshs671/
Wyxsx671/
Wyszt671/
Wéiss671/
Way's671/
Wyseh671/
Whyse671/
Wuess670/
Wayds670/
Wayzs670/
Wyths670/
Whess670/
Wysch670/
Wystt670/
Wissz670/

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