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Where Does The Last Name Wee Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Wee is more commonly found in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Wée. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wee? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 13,965^th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 182,503 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Wee live; 75 percent live in Southeast Asia and 43 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Wee is also the 11,406^th most frequently occurring first name worldwide, held by 87,933 people.

The last name Wee is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is borne by 15,998 people, or 1 in 1,844. In Malaysia it is most frequent in: Selangor, where 23 percent reside, Sarawak, where 19 percent reside and Johor, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Malaysia it 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 occurrence of Wee has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 2,035 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 8,033 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wee Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Wee surname are 0.27999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.95% 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.