San Wei Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
San Wei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
San Wei (21) may also be a first name.
San Wei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name San Wei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname San Wei occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name San Wei? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,057,639th most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. San Wei is primarily found in Asia, where 87 percent of San Wei are found; 87 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 87 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 21 people.
San Wei is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 2,268,787. In Malaysia San Wei is mostly concentrated in: Sarawak, where 46 percent are found, Perak, where 31 percent are found and Kuala Lumpur, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Malaysia this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Wai | 86 | 6 | / |
| San Wer | 86 | 4 | / |
| San Wee | 86 | 2 | / |
| San Ve | 77 | 15 | / |
| San Wa | 77 | 1 | / |
| San Wah | 71 | 2 | / |
| San Oue | 71 | 2 | / |
| San Bai | 71 | 1 | / |
| San Uae | 71 | 1 | / |
| San Hwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| San-Wai | 71 | 1 | / |
| San Uis | 71 | 1 | / |
| San Bee | 71 | 1 | / |
| San Hui | 71 | 1 | / |
| San Boye | 67 | 1 | / |
| San-Bi | 62 | 4,402 | / |
| San Ba | 62 | 6 | / |
| San By | 62 | 1 | / |
| San-Wa | 62 | 1 | / |
| San Vaz | 57 | 1 | / |
| San Hua | 57 | 1 | / |
| San-Oue | 57 | 1 | / |
| San Vay | 57 | 1 | / |
| San Huat | 53 | 2 | / |
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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 San Wei
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