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

Weay occurs most in Liberia. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Weay? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 628,294th most commonly held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 14,964,160 people. The surname Weay occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Weay live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most widely held forename globally, held by 31 people.

This surname is most widespread in Liberia, where it is held by 439 people, or 1 in 10,042. In Liberia it is most numerous in: Montserrado County, where 33 percent live, Grand Gedeh County, where 28 percent live and Grand Kru County, where 14 percent live. Outside of Liberia this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Weay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Weay has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Weay surname increased 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Wheay892/
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Wehaye8012/
Wehjay808/
Weejay803/
Wuejay801/
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Waye755,356/
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Wayie67111/
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Weahe671/
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Wa'ea671/
Wajey671/
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Woyay671/
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Wihay671/
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Weaje670/
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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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