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 surname Uei (Hindi: उेई) is held by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Uei? popularity and diffusion

Uei is the 1,092,155th most commonly held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 32,389,093 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 93 percent of Uei reside; 85 percent reside in East Asia and 85 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 974,243rd most commonly used first name globally, borne by 95 people.

This last name is most frequent in Japan, where it is carried by 191 people, or 1 in 669,342. In Japan Uei is most numerous in: Hokkaido Prefecture, where 48 percent live, Hyōgo Prefecture, where 29 percent live and Iwate Prefecture, where 16 percent live. Besides Japan this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 3 percent live and Thailand, where 3 percent live.

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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