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 surname de Wei is found most in Malaysia. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

The last name de Wei is the 4,908,606th most common surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. de Wei occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of de Wei live; 75 percent live in Southeast Asia and 69 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. de Wei is also the 1,637,361st most frequently used forename internationally It is held by 39 people.

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

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Weij9242/
der Wei922/
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de Weijs8667/
de Weiss863/
de Weisz862/
de Wee839,745/
de Bei83706/
de Vei83116/
de Wid8323/
de Wae8320/
de Wée8312/
da Wei8310/
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de Wer833/
di Wei832/
de Wai831/
de-Wei831/
de Wis831/
de Wij831/
de Wijs771,735/
de With771,412/
de Widt77258/
de Weer77106/
de Veij7795/
de Beij7794/
de Waij7754/
de Wees7743/
de West7739/
de Weys7725/
de Wets773/
de Wiia771/
de Bowe771/
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de Vi73527/
de Ve734/
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da Wi731/
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da We730/
de Waaij7181/
der Weer713/
de Witth711/
Des With711/
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de Wwitt710/
de Vet671,114/
de Vis67858/
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de Ves67135/
de vit67133/
de Wys67108/
de Vey6755/
de Way6749/
de Bey6732/
de Boi6726/
de Vie6720/
de Hue6719/
de Hui6715/
de Bij6714/
de Bea6713/
de Bee6713/
de Vez6712/
de Bai6712/
De-Wee678/
de Ver678/
de Vio675/
de Vee675/
de Vid674/
de Bej674/
de Vea674/
de Vui673/
da Wie673/
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de Vue672/
de Was672/
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Da-Wei672/
de Waa671/
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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to de Wei
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