Wee Surname

13,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39,931 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Singapore

Wee Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia15,9981:1,844276
Singapore8,2131:671111
Philippines3,0861:32,8064,837
United States2,2991:157,65916,105
Thailand1,7671:39,9764,379
Liberia1,3771:3,202417
Saudi Arabia1,2321:25,0453,507
Sri Lanka1,1691:17,8002,457
Australia8581:31,4644,184
Indonesia5921:223,39420,822
Brunei4441:943184
Canada3601:102,34911,090
England2411:231,19519,235
United Arab Emirates2211:41,4584,276
Nigeria2141:827,77036,611
South Africa2091:259,22326,097
Hong Kong1831:40,085710
China1761:7,768,873538
Taiwan1601:146,5301,309
Papua New Guinea1331:61,3067,931
New Zealand1251:36,2276,204
Norway1161:44,3306,343
Japan901:1,420,49223,784
South Korea831:617,352266
Qatar621:38,0323,887
Netherlands591:286,22334,881
Russia541:2,668,945150,916
Switzerland491:167,61115,447
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Scotland311:172,7049,690
Pakistan311:5,762,70635,301
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Chile271:652,46215,367
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
India181:42,614,743461,117
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Vietnam121:7,720,5042,596
Bulgaria111:634,44625,919
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Namibia71:344,20010,409
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Cambodia61:2,581,1918,069
Macau41:150,408604
Laos41:1,647,081888
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
France41:16,605,680368,153
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1131:444,41332,195

The alternate forms: Wée (1) are calculated separately.

Wee (87,933) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wée891/
Hwee862,319/
Whee8674/
Weeß8629/
Weea8626/
Weae8615/
Weey8613/
Weej866/
We'e866/
Wwee863/
Weee862/
Wuee861/
Vwee861/
We807,667/
Weess75117/
Weije7521/
Weesp7511/
Wejhe7510/
Weejs754/
Weeha754/
Wejje754/
Weett751/
Hweer751/
Weehs751/
Weeyd751/
Weepp751/
Wuehe751/
Hweep751/
Hweez751/
Weeee751/
Weejh751/
Hweee751/
Hweeh751/
Wei6712,153,338/
Bee67292,845/
Wea6710,325/
Wey676,103/
Weh673,369/
Wie673,291/
Vee672,409/
Weß67834/
Weu67807/
Hwe67472/
Wue67192/
Weetch67180/
Wej6774/
Whe6733/
Uee6713/
Waheye6713/
Wje6711/
Wwe6710/
Hweeth677/
Weesch675/
Vwe675/
Wehebp674/
Wheedh672/
Waheee671/
Wuahee671/
Wehesh671/
Weeeee671/
Weï671/
Weî671/
Wahhee671/
Wheech671/
Wweest670/
Wheets670/

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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 Wee
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