Weai Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Weai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea741:110,18514,934
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Weai (115) may also be a first name.

Weai Last Name Facts

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

Weai occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Weai click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Weai? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,075,631st most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 90 percent of Weai reside; 90 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 90 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 873,022nd most widely held first name in the world, held by 115 people.

The surname Weai is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 74 people, or 1 in 110,185. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Chimbu, where 68 percent are found, Morobe, where 11 percent are found and Eastern Highlands, where 9 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Singapore, where 5 percent are found and China, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weyai89441/
Weiai8982/
Weait8980/
Wejai895/
Weaih893/
Weaei892/
Weaie891/
Weeai891/
Weaich8067/
Weihai8035/
Weyahi806/
Weahie802/
Weahid801/
Wejahi801/
Wehgai801/
Weijai801/
Wheais800/
Wahi758,833/
Wehi75490/
Weay75487/
Waie75276/
Waea75143/
Weie7587/
Beai7566/
Wiea7532/
Waoi7528/
Wuai7521/
Weei7516/
Weae7515/
Waui7514/
Weaa7510/
Wa'i758/
Weoi756/
Weoa754/
Wgea754/
Wuei753/
Veai752/
Wiei752/
Weaj751/
Weui751/
Whehgai735/
Weahgai731/
Weyahid731/
Weiaich731/
Beyai673,591/
Weihe673,251/
Wajai671,387/
Wayoi67815/
Waiye67448/
Vejai67310/
Bejai67306/
Wayai67134/
Wejja67129/
Wiyai67110/
Wajhi67109/
Waihe6786/
Weiye6770/
Wowei6770/
Wawei6768/
Veahi6729/
Weeis6723/
Waija6722/
Weije6721/
Waioa6718/
Whyea6713/
Wehio6713/
Wahoi6713/
Wajji6712/
Weyoa6712/
Waieu6711/
Beaei6711/
Weiji6710/
Wehaj6710/
Woiai6710/
Waiji679/
Wauhi679/
Veais678/
Woyei678/
Veaiz678/
Beeai677/
Wehea677/
Woyai677/
Beaih676/
Wejie676/
Weija676/
Wijai675/
Wahui675/
Wehoa674/
Waiai674/
Waeyi674/
Wa'is674/
Waayi674/
Wgeih674/
Vaeai673/
Wahih673/
Veaie673/
Wehaa673/
Waeii673/
Wouai673/
Beiai673/
Wajgi672/
Wajui672/
Beaij672/
Vehai672/
Weahy672/
Wheay672/
Waioi672/
Weyui672/
Wayui672/
Oueai672/
Hueai671/
Waahi671/
Wiehi671/
Wehay671/
Whoei671/
Wauis671/
Weyaa671/
Wejha671/
Veaio671/
Whaie671/
Weaeh671/
Weyae671/
Weyei671/
Weahe671/
Wuaih671/
Waiei671/
Wihai671/
Wayei671/
Wauip671/
Wauyi671/
Weiaa671/
Wejei671/
Weyie671/
Waiaa671/
Waiae671/
Waeoi671/
Wa'ea671/
Wuais671/
Hweei671/
Wehis671/
Vawei671/
Wujai671/
Wgaoi671/
Wjhai671/
Veaiy671/
Waeha671/
Hwahi671/
Weaje670/
Wehei670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Weai
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