Wei-Yi Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Wei-Yi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Wei-Yi (24) may also be a first name.
Wei-Yi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wei-Yi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wei-Yi occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wei-Yi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,117,718th most widely held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Wei-Yi are found; 100 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 86 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Wei-Yi is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently held first name globally, held by 24 people.
The last name is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 4,915,704. In Malaysia it is most common in: Malacca, where 83 percent live and Selangor, where 17 percent live. Excluding Malaysia this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Singapore, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weiyi | 91 | 121 | / |
| Wei-I | 91 | 2 | / |
| Wei Yi | 83 | 21 | / |
| Weiyai | 83 | 2 | / |
| Weiyie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wei-Yu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wei-Ya | 83 | 1 | / |
| We-Yih | 83 | 1 | / |
| Weiyei | 83 | 1 | / |
| Weyi | 80 | 895 | / |
| Weii | 80 | 26 | / |
| Wiyi | 80 | 17 | / |
| Weiy | 80 | 8 | / |
| Wi-I | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wei-Wei | 77 | 23 | / |
| Wei-Hui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weiya | 73 | 444 | / |
| Weyih | 73 | 187 | / |
| Wiyai | 73 | 110 | / |
| Weiai | 73 | 82 | / |
| Weiye | 73 | 70 | / |
| Weiyu | 73 | 67 | / |
| Weiyo | 73 | 27 | / |
| Waiyi | 73 | 20 | / |
| Waeyi | 73 | 4 | / |
| Waeii | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wei-H | 73 | 2 | / |
| Weiyh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wiuyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wei-E | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wai-I | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weyie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weyia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wewii | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wei | 67 | 12,153,338 | / |
| Wey | 67 | 6,103 | / |
| Wii | 67 | 992 | / |
| Weiwei | 67 | 469 | / |
| Wiy | 67 | 170 | / |
| Weiyou | 67 | 39 | / |
| Waiyai | 67 | 26 | / |
| Wayi-Wayi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wyi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Weiyue | 67 | 7 | / |
| Weiyao | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wei Yu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Waeayi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wewiya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wayeyi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Weiyee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wei-Wu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weiyah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weiooi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waiyiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wai-Yu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weh-Ye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weyiya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woyeyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuyeyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wiyiey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wiyoyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woiyie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wei Ya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wae-Ii | 67 | 1 | / |
| We Iya | 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-Yi
- 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