Weh Surname
Approximately 3,369 people bear this surname
Weh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 2,003 | 1:2,201 | 290 |
| Germany | 775 | 1:103,878 | 12,860 |
| United States | 182 | 1:1,991,533 | 128,023 |
| Indonesia | 94 | 1:1,406,906 | 96,143 |
| Ivory Coast | 71 | 1:324,947 | 11,901 |
| Switzerland | 52 | 1:157,941 | 14,824 |
| Malaysia | 40 | 1:737,356 | 34,564 |
| Australia | 30 | 1:899,857 | 54,700 |
| Austria | 27 | 1:315,386 | 35,058 |
| Brazil | 19 | 1:11,267,070 | 228,483 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Cameroon | 7 | 1:2,967,010 | 123,373 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 31 | 1:1,619,958 | 85,073 |
The alternate forms: Wéh (1) are calculated separately.
Weh (512) may also be a first name.
Weh Demographics
Average Weh Salary in
United States
$54,929 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Weh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Weh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Weh is carried by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Wéh. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Weh? popularity and diffusion
Weh is the 133,767th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,163,118 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 62 percent of Weh reside; 62 percent reside in West Africa and 59 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Weh is also the 373,684th most frequently held given name at a global level It is held by 512 people.
The surname Weh is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is borne by 2,003 people, or 1 in 2,201. In Liberia it is primarily found in: Nimba County, where 26 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 25 percent reside and Bong County, where 9 percent reside. Besides Liberia this last name is found in 31 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.
Weh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Weh has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 587 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Weh Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Weh last name are 0.43% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.66% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Weh earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 27.3% more than the national average, earning $54,929 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.67% more than the national average, earning $60,448 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wéh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Weyh | 86 | 2,278 | / |
| Weih | 86 | 1,625 | / |
| Wheh | 86 | 558 | / |
| Wieh | 86 | 545 | / |
| Wgeh | 86 | 153 | / |
| Wehs | 86 | 50 | / |
| Hweh | 86 | 17 | / |
| Weuh | 86 | 9 | / |
| Wweh | 86 | 1 | / |
| We | 80 | 7,667 | / |
| Wecht | 75 | 439 | / |
| Wuehr | 75 | 59 | / |
| Hweih | 75 | 21 | / |
| Hweha | 75 | 18 | / |
| Wuech | 75 | 15 | / |
| Wuheh | 75 | 11 | / |
| Wejhe | 75 | 10 | / |
| Hwehy | 75 | 9 | / |
| Weijh | 75 | 8 | / |
| Weeha | 75 | 4 | / |
| Wheth | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hweth | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hwieh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wechd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weehs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weych | 75 | 1 | / |
| Whech | 75 | 1 | / |
| Whehr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weiht | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wherh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Whedh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wuehe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wechh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wehtt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vweyh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vwehh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weejh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wedch | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wehhh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Weyhj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wgehj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Woehj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hweeh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wuesh | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wehrr | 75 | 0 | / |
| Whesh | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wheph | 75 | 0 | / |
| Whieh | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wei | 67 | 12,153,338 | / |
| Wee | 67 | 39,931 | / |
| Wea | 67 | 10,325 | / |
| Wey | 67 | 6,103 | / |
| Veh | 67 | 5,770 | / |
| Wie | 67 | 3,291 | / |
| Weß | 67 | 834 | / |
| Weu | 67 | 807 | / |
| Wetsch | 67 | 802 | / |
| Hwe | 67 | 472 | / |
| Wha | 67 | 379 | / |
| Why | 67 | 219 | / |
| Wue | 67 | 192 | / |
| Wih | 67 | 189 | / |
| Weetch | 67 | 180 | / |
| Whi | 67 | 98 | / |
| Weisch | 67 | 77 | / |
| Wej | 67 | 74 | / |
| Whe | 67 | 33 | / |
| Woueha | 67 | 17 | / |
| D'Weih | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wejcht | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wescht | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wjh | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wje | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wwe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Weithz | 67 | 7 | / |
| Weihss | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hweeth | 67 | 7 | / |
| Weesch | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vwe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Whj | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wuesch | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wehebp | 67 | 4 | / |
| Weiths | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wyh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wheedh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hweich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weacht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weatch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wheech | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weissh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weasch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wesssh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Westch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weî | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weï | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wée | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Wehr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wheish | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wehesh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wheith | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weidth | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weschs | 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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- 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 Weh
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