de Wei Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

de Wei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

de Wei Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

de Wei (39) may also be a first name.

de Wei Last Name Facts

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

The last name de Wei is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name de Wei? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,908,606th most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of de Wei are found; 75 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 69 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. de Wei is also the 1,637,361st most numerous first name internationally. It is borne by 39 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 2,681,293. In Malaysia it is mostly concentrated in: Penang, where 55 percent reside, Pahang, where 9 percent reside and Perak, where 9 percent reside. Barring Malaysia it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 13 percent reside and China, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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de Wijs771,735/
de With771,412/
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de Bey6732/
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de Hue6719/
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de Bij6714/
de Bea6713/
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de Vez6712/
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De-Wee678/
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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 de Wei
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