Wei-Wei Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Wei-Wei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 8 | 1:5,772,488 | 50,256 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Wei-Wei (725) may also be a first name.
Wei-Wei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wei-Wei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wei-Wei is carried by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wei-Wei? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,116,508th most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 65 percent of Wei-Wei are found; 35 percent are found in East Africa and 35 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 306,386th most commonly used forename internationally, held by 725 people.
This surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 5,772,488. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Uasin Gishu County, where 50 percent reside and West Pokot County, where 50 percent reside. Besides Kenya this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 30 percent reside and Malaysia, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weiwei | 92 | 469 | / |
| Wei Wei | 86 | 25 | / |
| Weiwe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Wei-I | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wei-E | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wei-Yi | 77 | 7 | / |
| Wei-Wu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Weiyei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wiwi | 73 | 2,655 | / |
| Wewe | 73 | 2,445 | / |
| Weie | 73 | 87 | / |
| Weii | 73 | 26 | / |
| Weei | 73 | 16 | / |
| Wi-I | 73 | 4 | / |
| We-E | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wea-Wea | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wei-Hea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wai-Wai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wei-Hui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weh-Weh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weiyi | 67 | 121 | / |
| Weiwu | 67 | 119 | / |
| Weiai | 67 | 82 | / |
| Weiye | 67 | 70 | / |
| Wiwih | 67 | 68 | / |
| Waiwi | 67 | 55 | / |
| Weweh | 67 | 48 | / |
| Wewee | 67 | 27 | / |
| Wiwai | 67 | 19 | / |
| Wewey | 67 | 17 | / |
| Weiwa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Wiwii | 67 | 3 | / |
| Waeii | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wiwia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Weiwo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Weewe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wewie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weaei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wei-H | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wi'wi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wi Wi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wewea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wewii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weyie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weyiyiwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wai-I | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wiwio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weiee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wewoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weieh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weaie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weyei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weihw | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Wei-Wei
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis