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 We Salary in
England
£43,120
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
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
| 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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- 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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