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

Wei (Arabic: ويّ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻱ, Oriya: େୱଇ) occurs in China more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Weî or Weï. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

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

The surname is the 40^th most commonly held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 600 people. The surname Wei occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Wei reside; 98 percent reside in East Asia and 98 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 7^th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 17,145,807 people.

Wei is most frequently occurring in China, where it is borne by 11,813,769 people, or 1 in 116. Excluding China it is found in 143 countries. It also occurs in Myanmar, where 1 percent reside and Taiwan, where 1 percent reside.

Wei Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Wei last name are 8.18% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.41% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Wei earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 44.58% less than the national average, earning 191,792 kr per year; in Peru they earn 104.41% more than the national average, earning S/. 39,625 per year; in South Africa they earn 2.41% more than the national average, earning R 243,360 per year; in United States they earn 22.74% more than the national average, earning $52,959 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.98% more than the national average, earning $51,164 CAD per year.