Last Name WAIS

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Meaning Name WAIS is a Latin spelling of its Cyrillic origin 'ВАЙС'. Below are some other possible Latin spellings of the Cyrillic version of this name.
'VAJS' 'WAJS' 'VAIS' 'WAIS'
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Origin Belgian, Hungarian, Belarusian, Bulgarian

Rank 52,608 (2000 US census) 66,644 (1990 US census)
Count 370 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 90%, or 333 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 3.24%, or 12 total occurrences, as black,
  • 3.24%, or 12 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 2.43%, or 9 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • undisclosed % as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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