Wea Surname
Approximately 10,325 people bear this surname
Wea Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 8,113 | 1:16,301 | 2,029 |
| Liberia | 1,273 | 1:3,463 | 444 |
| Ivory Coast | 484 | 1:47,668 | 2,970 |
| Papua New Guinea | 97 | 1:84,059 | 11,132 |
| United States | 93 | 1:3,897,408 | 212,857 |
| New Caledonia | 68 | 1:4,062 | 723 |
| Solomon Islands | 59 | 1:9,831 | 1,696 |
| Cameroon | 45 | 1:461,535 | 38,189 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Wea (1,009) may also be a first name.
Wea Demographics
Average Wea Salary in
United States
$37,283 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weah | 86 | 31,589 | / |
| Weya | 86 | 17,420 | / |
| Weja | 86 | 3,569 | / |
| Whea | 86 | 2,307 | / |
| Weha | 86 | 142 | / |
| Weia | 86 | 126 | / |
| Wiea | 86 | 32 | / |
| Weea | 86 | 26 | / |
| Weae | 86 | 15 | / |
| Hwea | 86 | 10 | / |
| Wgea | 86 | 4 | / |
| We'a | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wuea | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wwea | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wa | 80 | 19,838 | / |
| We | 80 | 7,667 | / |
| Wieja | 75 | 1,117 | / |
| Weiah | 75 | 171 | / |
| Wheah | 75 | 104 | / |
| Weiha | 75 | 80 | / |
| Weyah | 75 | 32 | / |
| Hweha | 75 | 18 | / |
| Wieah | 75 | 16 | / |
| Weyau | 75 | 14 | / |
| Wheja | 75 | 12 | / |
| Wehap | 75 | 9 | / |
| Wehah | 75 | 7 | / |
| Weadd | 75 | 7 | / |
| Wehea | 75 | 7 | / |
| Weats | 75 | 4 | / |
| Weeha | 75 | 4 | / |
| Hweat | 75 | 4 | / |
| Wehaa | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wejah | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hweja | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wehia | 75 | 2 | / |
| Weyha | 75 | 2 | / |
| Weeah | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wieia | 75 | 2 | / |
| Weatt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wweya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weads | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weeap | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weyaa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wheap | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wohea | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wueah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wuhea | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weiaa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wejat | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wueia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vweya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weeja | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weiat | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wei | 67 | 12,153,338 | / |
| Wai | 67 | 407,920 | / |
| Wah | 67 | 241,166 | / |
| Way | 67 | 46,255 | / |
| Wee | 67 | 39,931 | / |
| Hwa | 67 | 19,965 | / |
| Bea | 67 | 14,743 | / |
| Wau | 67 | 8,574 | / |
| Vea | 67 | 6,145 | / |
| Wey | 67 | 6,103 | / |
| Weh | 67 | 3,369 | / |
| Wie | 67 | 3,291 | / |
| Wua | 67 | 1,908 | / |
| Waa | 67 | 926 | / |
| Weß | 67 | 834 | / |
| Weu | 67 | 807 | / |
| Hwe | 67 | 472 | / |
| Wha | 67 | 379 | / |
| Vwa | 67 | 304 | / |
| Woa | 67 | 291 | / |
| Wue | 67 | 192 | / |
| Waj | 67 | 183 | / |
| Weyass | 67 | 162 | / |
| Waß | 67 | 94 | / |
| Wej | 67 | 74 | / |
| Wheatt | 67 | 53 | / |
| Uea | 67 | 49 | / |
| Woeyah | 67 | 34 | / |
| Whe | 67 | 33 | / |
| Weyaus | 67 | 31 | / |
| Weiass | 67 | 28 | / |
| Waś | 67 | 20 | / |
| Woueha | 67 | 17 | / |
| Wje | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wwa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wwe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wehapp | 67 | 9 | / |
| Weyatt | 67 | 7 | / |
| Weiatt | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wejaha | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wesowa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vwe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Weatts | 67 | 4 | / |
| Waï | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wetowa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vwheat | 67 | 2 | / |
| D'Weya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weacht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weastt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weatch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weyach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wheeia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wejatt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weasch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whyhea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waš | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wejahe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wejasz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weyaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weyaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weî | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weï | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wheyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wée | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wezowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weeyap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weyath | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weyaud | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wheeat | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wwheat | 67 | 0 | / |
Wea Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wea in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﻳﻌﻪ | wyh | - |
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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
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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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