We Surname

65,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,667 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

We Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

We Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4,5261:39,1393,136
Vietnam1,3251:69,922616
Indonesia7261:182,16117,530
Iran4681:164,06514,072
Malaysia1691:174,52210,586
Taiwan771:304,4772,465
Papua New Guinea621:131,51218,033
Philippines481:2,109,130121,847
Kenya481:962,08134,106
Ivory Coast411:562,71317,068
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
China361:37,981,1552,028
Liberia181:244,91915,115
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Singapore131:423,66918,211
India91:85,229,487684,495
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

We (9,396) may also be a first name.

We Last Name Facts

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

The last name We (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻭ) is most common in Nigeria. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name We? popularity and diffusion

The last name We is the 65,155th most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 950,508 people. The surname We occurs mostly in Africa, where 61 percent of We are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 59 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 63,893rd most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 9,396 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 4,526 people, or 1 in 39,139. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 53 percent are found, Kano, where 22 percent are found and Borno, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found 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 last name is principally 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wei8012,153,338/
Wee8039,931/
Wea8010,325/
Wey806,103/
Weh803,369/
Wie803,291/
Weß80834/
Weu80807/
Hwe80472/
Wue80192/
Wej8074/
Whe8033/
Wje8011/
Wwe8010/
Vwe805/
Weî801/
Weï801/
Wée801/
Wije674,142/
Hwee672,319/
Whea672,307/
Weyh672,278/
Weih671,625/
W671,405/
Hwie671,370/
Weij67680/
Wheh67558/
Wieh67545/
Wejs67349/
Hwei67255/
Wgeh67153/
Wedø67121/
Whie6788/
Whee6774/
Whey6760/
Wiej6755/
Wehs6750/
Whei6745/
Wihe6738/
Wejt6738/
Wiea6732/
Weeß6729/
Wyhe6728/
Wæge6728/
Weea6726/
Hweh6717/
Wesj6716/
Weae6715/
Hwey6714/
Vwet6714/
Weey6713/
Hwea6710/
Whep679/
Vwei679/
Weuh679/
Wuey676/
Weej676/
Wepp676/
We'e676/
Høwe675/
Weyp674/
Wues674/
Hwue674/
Weås674/
Wwee673/
Wiey673/
Wwei673/
Wecz673/
Hhwe672/
Wähe672/
Weee672/
Wuep672/
Weyt672/
Webp672/
Wuie671/
Weyz671/
We'a671/
Vwee671/
Wedå671/
Wejß671/
Hwwe671/
Wheu671/
Weïs671/
Hwje671/
Hwez671/
Hweu671/
Wweu671/
Wwer671/
Wweh671/
Wwea671/
Wuee671/
Wuea671/
Wezs671/
Whhe671/
Vwwe671/
Vwje671/
Vwez671/
Wued670/

We Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
We in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻭaw-

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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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