Wee Surname
Approximately 39,931 people bear this surname
Wee Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 15,998 | 1:1,844 | 276 |
| Singapore | 8,213 | 1:671 | 111 |
| Philippines | 3,086 | 1:32,806 | 4,837 |
| United States | 2,299 | 1:157,659 | 16,105 |
| Thailand | 1,767 | 1:39,976 | 4,379 |
| Liberia | 1,377 | 1:3,202 | 417 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,232 | 1:25,045 | 3,507 |
| Sri Lanka | 1,169 | 1:17,800 | 2,457 |
| Australia | 858 | 1:31,464 | 4,184 |
| Indonesia | 592 | 1:223,394 | 20,822 |
| Brunei | 444 | 1:943 | 184 |
| Canada | 360 | 1:102,349 | 11,090 |
| England | 241 | 1:231,195 | 19,235 |
| United Arab Emirates | 221 | 1:41,458 | 4,276 |
| Nigeria | 214 | 1:827,770 | 36,611 |
| South Africa | 209 | 1:259,223 | 26,097 |
| Hong Kong | 183 | 1:40,085 | 710 |
| China | 176 | 1:7,768,873 | 538 |
| Taiwan | 160 | 1:146,530 | 1,309 |
| Papua New Guinea | 133 | 1:61,306 | 7,931 |
| New Zealand | 125 | 1:36,227 | 6,204 |
| Norway | 116 | 1:44,330 | 6,343 |
| Japan | 90 | 1:1,420,492 | 23,784 |
| South Korea | 83 | 1:617,352 | 266 |
| Qatar | 62 | 1:38,032 | 3,887 |
| Netherlands | 59 | 1:286,223 | 34,881 |
| Russia | 54 | 1:2,668,945 | 150,916 |
| Switzerland | 49 | 1:167,611 | 15,447 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Scotland | 31 | 1:172,704 | 9,690 |
| Pakistan | 31 | 1:5,762,706 | 35,301 |
| Germany | 28 | 1:2,875,195 | 137,699 |
| Chile | 27 | 1:652,462 | 15,367 |
| Brazil | 20 | 1:10,703,717 | 220,519 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Vietnam | 12 | 1:7,720,504 | 2,596 |
| Bulgaria | 11 | 1:634,446 | 25,919 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Namibia | 7 | 1:344,200 | 10,409 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Cambodia | 6 | 1:2,581,191 | 8,069 |
| Macau | 4 | 1:150,408 | 604 |
| Laos | 4 | 1:1,647,081 | 888 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Jamaica | 3 | 1:956,649 | 10,513 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Andorra | 2 | 1:41,919 | 1,654 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 113 | 1:444,413 | 32,195 |
The alternate forms: Wée (1) are calculated separately.
Wee (87,933) may also be a first name.
Wee Demographics
Average Wee Salary in
United States
$50,223 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wee Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wee Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wee is found most in Malaysia. It can be rendered as a variant: Wée. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wee? popularity and diffusion
The last name Wee is the 13,965th most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 182,503 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 84 percent of Wee live; 75 percent live in Southeast Asia and 43 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 11,406th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 87,933 people.
This last name is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is held by 15,998 people, or 1 in 1,844. In Malaysia it is most common in: Selangor, where 23 percent reside, Sarawak, where 19 percent reside and Johor, where 17 percent reside. Aside from Malaysia Wee occurs in 97 countries. It is also common in Singapore, where 21 percent reside and The Philippines, where 8 percent reside.
Wee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wee has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wee surname increased 2,035 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 8,033 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wee Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Wee last name are 0.27999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.95% being registered with the party.
The amount Wee earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 5.35% less than the national average, earning 327,562 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 51.77% more than the national average, earning R 360,672 per year; in United States they earn 16.39% more than the national average, earning $50,223 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.57% more than the national average, earning $62,385 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wée | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hwee | 86 | 2,319 | / |
| Whee | 86 | 74 | / |
| Weeß | 86 | 29 | / |
| Weea | 86 | 26 | / |
| Weae | 86 | 15 | / |
| Weey | 86 | 13 | / |
| Weej | 86 | 6 | / |
| We'e | 86 | 6 | / |
| Wwee | 86 | 3 | / |
| Weee | 86 | 2 | / |
| Wuee | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vwee | 86 | 1 | / |
| We | 80 | 7,667 | / |
| Weess | 75 | 117 | / |
| Weije | 75 | 21 | / |
| Weesp | 75 | 11 | / |
| Wejhe | 75 | 10 | / |
| Weejs | 75 | 4 | / |
| Weeha | 75 | 4 | / |
| Wejje | 75 | 4 | / |
| Weett | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hweer | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weehs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weeyd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weepp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wuehe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hweep | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hweez | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weeee | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weejh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hweee | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hweeh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wei | 67 | 12,153,338 | / |
| Bee | 67 | 292,845 | / |
| Wea | 67 | 10,325 | / |
| Wey | 67 | 6,103 | / |
| Weh | 67 | 3,369 | / |
| Wie | 67 | 3,291 | / |
| Vee | 67 | 2,409 | / |
| Weß | 67 | 834 | / |
| Weu | 67 | 807 | / |
| Hwe | 67 | 472 | / |
| Wue | 67 | 192 | / |
| Weetch | 67 | 180 | / |
| Wej | 67 | 74 | / |
| Whe | 67 | 33 | / |
| Uee | 67 | 13 | / |
| Waheye | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wje | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wwe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Hweeth | 67 | 7 | / |
| Weesch | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vwe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wehebp | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wheedh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waheee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuahee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wehesh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weeeee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weï | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weî | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wahhee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wheech | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wweest | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wheets | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Wee
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