Wee Lee Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Singapore

Wee Lee Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wee Lee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
England11:55,718,059489,080
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Wee Lee Last Name Facts

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

Wee Lee has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wee Lee? popularity and diffusion

Wee Lee is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 80 percent of Wee Lee are found; 80 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 40 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 14,747,112. In Malaysia it is most frequent in: Kelantan, where 50 percent live and Selangor, where 50 percent live. Besides Malaysia this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent live and Singapore, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Wei Lee865/
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Weeleei861/
Weeleeh861/
Weele83181/
Welee8317/
Wae Alee8014/
Wewele7778/
Weeley7732/
Wellee7727/
Weleye7722/
Wee Ly779/
Wu Lee777/
Weyele776/
Weljee775/
Weelie775/
Wealee775/
Waelee772/
Wielee772/
Weilee771/
Wi Lee771/
Welewe771/
Weeeel771/
Wa Lee771/
Wele7313,868/
Weel732,002/
Waealee71251/
Woo Lee718/
Wawelee717/
Weeweel713/
Weleyea713/
Wai Lee712/
Wehleye712/
Welleie711/
Weyelea711/
Wehlyee711/
Weelley711/
Wehliee711/
Wei Lie711/
Way Lee711/
Wah Lee711/
Welle678,887/
Wehle672,163/
Weale671,904/
Wiele671,416/
Weyel671,119/
Weile67676/
Waeel67468/
Weleh67357/
Weule67249/
Walee67234/
Weley67215/
Wewel67204/
Waele67141/
Wolee67122/
Weiel67102/
Welei6757/
Wilee6747/
Welea6726/
Wejle6718/
Weely6716/
Weela6711/
Wahwelee6710/
Weell6710/
Waiwelee679/
Weyle677/
Weleo675/
Woele675/
Wawellee674/
Weleyewa674/
Wylee674/
Wulee673/
Weeli672/
Weelw671/
Waaeeley671/
Weuel671/
Weyeleah671/
Wayellee671/
Wa Le671/
Wowelewe671/
Wai Leei671/
Weehl671/
Weelo671/
Weleu671/
Wah Leey670/
Weeil670/

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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 Lee
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