Wehye Surname

993,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Wehye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wehye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia2221:19,8581,999
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Wehye (16) may also be a first name.

Wehye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wehye occurs in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wehye? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wehye is the 993,593rd most widely held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 28,246,302 people. Wehye is primarily found in Africa, where 86 percent of Wehye reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 86 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent first name on earth, held by 16 people.

This last name is most widely held in Liberia, where it is borne by 222 people, or 1 in 19,858. In Liberia Wehye is most common in: Nimba County, where 68 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 18 percent are found and Grand Gedeh County, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Liberia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.

Wehye Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wehye has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wehye surname increased 3,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wehye Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wehye last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

Wehye earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.09% less than the national average, earning $30,164 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wehyeh915/
Wehyed911/
Weye89436/
Wehehye831/
Weihe803,251/
Weyhe80602/
Weeye8035/
Wheye8033/
Weyeh8027/
Weyee8026/
Weyep8016/
Wahye8014/
Wejhe8010/
Hwehy809/
Wehea807/
Whaye807/
Weyet806/
Whiye806/
Hweye804/
Woeye802/
Whuye801/
Whyeh801/
Weyie801/
Weyed801/
Whyye801/
Whyie801/
Wey756,103/
Whayee73146/
Wheyee73113/
Whiyee73106/
Whyiee7325/
Weihed7315/
Waheye7313/
Wahaye736/
Wheeye736/
Wohyee736/
Wohyeh735/
Wahyeh732/
Wejahe731/
Vehyee731/
Weyhee731/
Whyhea731/
Wehiee731/
Vehyeh731/
Wuhaye731/
Weyett731/
Wahyae731/
Wiehie731/
Weyeth730/
Weihie730/
Weihes730/
Beye6742,934/
Weah6731,589/
Weya6717,420/
Waye675,356/
Weyh672,278/
Weih671,625/
Weyi67895/
Woye67472/
Wahy67424/
Weje67383/
Wuye67379/
Veye67230/
Whay67197/
Wiye67173/
Weha67142/
Weyo67137/
Weie6787/
Whey6760/
Weea6726/
Weyu6723/
Weae6715/
Hwey6714/
Weey6713/
Whoy6711/
Weuh679/
Weiy678/
Weej676/
Wuey676/
Weyp674/
Wohy674/
Wiey673/
Wwee673/
Wyye672/
Hwye672/
Ueye672/
Weyt672/
Wouheye671/
Wuhy671/
Weue671/
Weyz671/
Wheeyoe671/
Vhye671/
Vwye671/
Whuy671/
Weyy671/

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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 Wehye
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