We Surname
Approximately 7,667 people bear this surname
We Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4,526 | 1:39,139 | 3,136 |
| Vietnam | 1,325 | 1:69,922 | 616 |
| Indonesia | 726 | 1:182,161 | 17,530 |
| Iran | 468 | 1:164,065 | 14,072 |
| Malaysia | 169 | 1:174,522 | 10,586 |
| Taiwan | 77 | 1:304,477 | 2,465 |
| Papua New Guinea | 62 | 1:131,512 | 18,033 |
| Philippines | 48 | 1:2,109,130 | 121,847 |
| Kenya | 48 | 1:962,081 | 34,106 |
| Ivory Coast | 41 | 1:562,713 | 17,068 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| China | 36 | 1:37,981,155 | 2,028 |
| Liberia | 18 | 1:244,919 | 15,115 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 31 | 1:1,619,958 | 85,073 |
We (9,396) may also be a first name.
We Demographics
Average Male We Height
174.86 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
We Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name We Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name We (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻭ) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of We click here.
How Common Is The Last Name We? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 65,155th most widespread surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 950,508 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 61 percent of We live; 60 percent live in West Africa and 59 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. We is also the 63,893rd most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 9,396 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 4,526 people, or 1 in 39,139. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Delta, where 53 percent are found, Kano, where 22 percent are found and Borno, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria We occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in Vietnam, where 17 percent are found and Indonesia, where 9 percent are found.
We Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the We surname is primarily Christian (54%) in Nigeria.
We earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 9.44% more than the national average, earning $54,375 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wei | 80 | 12,153,338 | / |
| Wee | 80 | 39,931 | / |
| Wea | 80 | 10,325 | / |
| Wey | 80 | 6,103 | / |
| Weh | 80 | 3,369 | / |
| Wie | 80 | 3,291 | / |
| Weß | 80 | 834 | / |
| Weu | 80 | 807 | / |
| Hwe | 80 | 472 | / |
| Wue | 80 | 192 | / |
| Wej | 80 | 74 | / |
| Whe | 80 | 33 | / |
| Wje | 80 | 11 | / |
| Wwe | 80 | 10 | / |
| Vwe | 80 | 5 | / |
| Weî | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weï | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wée | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wije | 67 | 4,142 | / |
| Hwee | 67 | 2,319 | / |
| Whea | 67 | 2,307 | / |
| Weyh | 67 | 2,278 | / |
| Weih | 67 | 1,625 | / |
| W | 67 | 1,405 | / |
| Hwie | 67 | 1,370 | / |
| Weij | 67 | 680 | / |
| Wheh | 67 | 558 | / |
| Wieh | 67 | 545 | / |
| Wejs | 67 | 349 | / |
| Hwei | 67 | 255 | / |
| Wgeh | 67 | 153 | / |
| Wedø | 67 | 121 | / |
| Whie | 67 | 88 | / |
| Whee | 67 | 74 | / |
| Whey | 67 | 60 | / |
| Wiej | 67 | 55 | / |
| Wehs | 67 | 50 | / |
| Whei | 67 | 45 | / |
| Wihe | 67 | 38 | / |
| Wejt | 67 | 38 | / |
| Wiea | 67 | 32 | / |
| Weeß | 67 | 29 | / |
| Wyhe | 67 | 28 | / |
| Wæge | 67 | 28 | / |
| Weea | 67 | 26 | / |
| Hweh | 67 | 17 | / |
| Wesj | 67 | 16 | / |
| Weae | 67 | 15 | / |
| Hwey | 67 | 14 | / |
| Vwet | 67 | 14 | / |
| Weey | 67 | 13 | / |
| Hwea | 67 | 10 | / |
| Whep | 67 | 9 | / |
| Vwei | 67 | 9 | / |
| Weuh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wuey | 67 | 6 | / |
| Weej | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wepp | 67 | 6 | / |
| We'e | 67 | 6 | / |
| Høwe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Weyp | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wues | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hwue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Weås | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wwee | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wiey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wwei | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wecz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hhwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wähe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wuep | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weyt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Webp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wuie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weyz | 67 | 1 | / |
| We'a | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vwee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wedå | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wejß | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wheu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weïs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wwer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wwea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wezs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vwwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vwje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vwez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wued | 67 | 0 | / |
We Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| We in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻭ | aw | - |
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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
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- 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 We
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