Wea Surname

49,778th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,325 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Wea Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wea Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia8,1131:16,3012,029
Liberia1,2731:3,463444
Ivory Coast4841:47,6682,970
Papua New Guinea971:84,05911,132
United States931:3,897,408212,857
New Caledonia681:4,062723
Solomon Islands591:9,8311,696
Cameroon451:461,53538,189
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Norway101:514,22941,629
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
China61:227,886,92811,701
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
England51:11,143,612252,590
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
France11:66,422,722504,397
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Wea (1,009) may also be a first name.

Wea Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wea (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻳﻌﻪ) is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wea click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wea? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 49,778th most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 705,816 people. The surname Wea is predominantly found in Asia, where 74 percent of Wea reside; 74 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 74 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 253,213th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 1,009 people.

The surname is most common in Indonesia, where it is held by 8,113 people, or 1 in 16,301. In Indonesia Wea is most numerous in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 84 percent are found, Papua, where 6 percent are found and East Kalimantan, where 1 percent are found. Beside Indonesia it occurs in 39 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 12 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 5 percent are found.

Wea Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wea has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wea Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wea last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wea earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 56.67% more than the national average, earning 542,206 kr per year and in United States they earn 13.59% less than the national average, earning $37,283 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weah8631,589/
Weya8617,420/
Weja863,569/
Whea862,307/
Weha86142/
Weia86126/
Wiea8632/
Weea8626/
Weae8615/
Hwea8610/
Wgea864/
We'a861/
Wuea861/
Wwea861/
Wa8019,838/
We807,667/
Wieja751,117/
Weiah75171/
Wheah75104/
Weiha7580/
Weyah7532/
Hweha7518/
Wieah7516/
Weyau7514/
Wheja7512/
Wehap759/
Wehah757/
Weadd757/
Wehea757/
Weats754/
Weeha754/
Hweat754/
Wehaa753/
Wejah753/
Hweja752/
Wehia752/
Weyha752/
Weeah752/
Wieia752/
Weatt751/
Wweya751/
Weads751/
Weeap751/
Weyaa751/
Wheap751/
Wohea751/
Wueah751/
Wuhea751/
Weiaa751/
Wejat751/
Wueia751/
Vweya751/
Weeja751/
Weiat751/
Wei6712,153,338/
Wai67407,920/
Wah67241,166/
Way6746,255/
Wee6739,931/
Hwa6719,965/
Bea6714,743/
Wau678,574/
Vea676,145/
Wey676,103/
Weh673,369/
Wie673,291/
Wua671,908/
Waa67926/
Weß67834/
Weu67807/
Hwe67472/
Wha67379/
Vwa67304/
Woa67291/
Wue67192/
Waj67183/
Weyass67162/
Waß6794/
Wej6774/
Wheatt6753/
Uea6749/
Woeyah6734/
Whe6733/
Weyaus6731/
Weiass6728/
Waś6720/
Woueha6717/
Wje6711/
Wwa6710/
Wwe6710/
Wehapp679/
Weyatt677/
Weiatt677/
Wejaha675/
Wesowa675/
Vwe675/
Weatts674/
Waï674/
Wetowa674/
Vwheat672/
D'Weya671/
Weacht671/
Weastt671/
Weatch671/
Weyach671/
Wheeia671/
Wejatt671/
Weasch671/
Whyhea671/
Waš671/
Wejahe671/
Wejasz671/
Weyaha671/
Weyaya671/
Weî671/
Weï671/
Wheyah671/
Wée671/
Wezowa671/
Weeyap671/
Weyath670/
Weyaud670/
Wheeat670/
Wwheat670/

Wea Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wea in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻭﻳﻌﻪwyh-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wea
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