Uei Surname

1,092,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Brunei

Uei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Uei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1911:669,34216,671
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Brunei11:418,7313,893
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

Uei (95) may also be a first name.

Uei Last Name Facts

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

The last name Uei (Hindi: उेई) occurs more in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Uei? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,092,155th most common last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 32,389,093 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Uei are found; 85 percent are found in East Asia and 85 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Uei is also the 974,243rd most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 95 people.

It is most prevalent in Japan, where it is held by 191 people, or 1 in 669,342. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Hokkaido Prefecture, where 48 percent reside, Hyōgo Prefecture, where 29 percent reside and Iwate Prefecture, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Japan this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 3 percent reside and Thailand, where 3 percent reside.

Uei Last Name Statistics demography

Uei earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 64.15% less than the national average, earning $15,469 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ouei86847/
Huei86516/
Uehi8631/
Uhei8623/
Ujei8618/
Auei8614/
Uyei8611/
Ueih863/
Wuei863/
Vuei862/
Ueei862/
Euei862/
Ueyi861/
Ueis861/
Ouehi752,671/
Gouei75241/
Houei75147/
Ohuei75120/
Oueis7549/
Auhei7512/
Oueid7511/
Oueiz754/
Hueit753/
Auyei753/
Aueiz752/
Oueai752/
Ueioa751/
Hueai751/
Gujei751/
Vueiz751/
Aueui751/
Ueist751/
Ueiji751/
Huehi751/
Hauei751/
Auței751/
Aueoi751/
Aouei751/
Hueih751/
Ueith750/
Oueie750/
Oei673,205/
Uye672,519/
Oui671,175/
Yei67969/
Eie67878/
Gouehi67625/
Haueis67489/
Eue67332/
Aui67225/
Aei67174/
Uia67161/
Iei67153/
Ahueyi6786/
Houeyi6781/
Oueiss6776/
Ohueyi6766/
Ahouei6759/
Eai6751/
Uie6748/
Uue6746/
Hueitt6744/
Eui6739/
Eei6724/
Uui6722/
Haueiß6722/
Houehi6717/
Wouehi6717/
Uee6713/
Uey6713/
Houeis6713/
Heueis6711/
Hujeij6710/
Uij676/
Gujehi675/
Youhei673/
Houeij673/
Aouehi671/
Hueyyi671/
Ouhehi671/
Ouehid671/
Ouehie671/
Ohuehi671/
Uej671/
Ujieie671/
Heuhei671/
Huahei671/
Hueyii671/
Ujeich671/
Gujjei671/
Gaueio671/
Houeid671/
Oueich671/
Hueije671/

Uei Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Uei in the Hindi language
उेईue'i-

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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 Uei
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