Shih Wei Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Shih Wei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Shih Wei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shih Wei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shih Wei is carried by more people in Thailand than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shih Wei? popularity and diffusion
Shih Wei is the 10,311,814th most widespread surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 67 percent of Shih Wei are found; 67 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 67 percent are found in Tai-Asia.
Shih Wei is most frequently occurring in Thailand, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 35,319,172. In Thailand it is most common in: Narathiwat Province, where 50 percent live and Pattani Province, where 50 percent live. Other than Thailand it exists in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 33 percent live.
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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 Shih Wei
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