Weay Surname

628,294th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 487 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Weay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia4391:10,0421,113
Indonesia331:4,007,551204,828
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Jersey71:7,4121,296
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Weay (31) may also be a first name.

Weay Last Name Facts

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

The last name Weay is more frequently found in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Weay? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 628,294th most common surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 14,964,160 people. The surname Weay is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Weay reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most common first name globally, borne by 31 people.

The last name Weay is most frequently held in Liberia, where it is carried by 439 people, or 1 in 10,042. In Liberia it is mostly concentrated in: Montserrado County, where 33 percent are found, Grand Gedeh County, where 28 percent are found and Grand Kru County, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Liberia this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Weay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Weay has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Weay last name rose 138 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Weay Last Name Statistics demography

Weay earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.24% less than the national average, earning $36,143 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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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 Weay
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