Wei Yee Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Wei Yee Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Wei Yee Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wei Yee Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wei Yee is found in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wei Yee? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Wei Yee occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Wei Yee reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 60 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 9,831,408. In Malaysia Wei Yee is most common in: Perak, where 67 percent are found and Sarawak, where 33 percent are found. Without taking into account Malaysia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Singapore, where 20 percent are found and Thailand, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weiyee | 92 | 2 | / |
| Wai Yee | 86 | 30 | / |
| Wee Yee | 86 | 1 | / |
| Weiye | 83 | 70 | / |
| Weyee | 83 | 26 | / |
| Wiyee | 83 | 9 | / |
| Weiee | 83 | 1 | / |
| Weayee | 77 | 72 | / |
| Weyeye | 77 | 29 | / |
| Wei Yi | 77 | 21 | / |
| Weiyue | 77 | 7 | / |
| Waiyee | 77 | 7 | / |
| Woeyee | 77 | 6 | / |
| Waeyee | 77 | 5 | / |
| Wei Yu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Woiyee | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wei He | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weiyie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weiyei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weyewe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wy Yee | 77 | 1 | / |
| We Wee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wee Ee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wei Ya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wae Hayee | 75 | 37 | / |
| Weye | 73 | 436 | / |
| Wiye | 73 | 173 | / |
| Weie | 73 | 87 | / |
| Wiee | 73 | 35 | / |
| Wyee | 73 | 12 | / |
| Weiy | 73 | 8 | / |
| Weee | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wee Wee | 71 | 32 | / |
| Wei Wei | 71 | 25 | / |
| Woeiyue | 71 | 20 | / |
| Woo Yee | 71 | 2 | / |
| Waeayee | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wai-Yee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Way Yee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wee Yea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wei Yao | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wue Yoe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wei Hoe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wei Yau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wai Yeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wae Yeh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Waiye | 67 | 448 | / |
| Weiya | 67 | 444 | / |
| Wayee | 67 | 333 | / |
| Woyee | 67 | 223 | / |
| Wiyeh | 67 | 125 | / |
| Weiyi | 67 | 121 | / |
| Weaye | 67 | 100 | / |
| Weyea | 67 | 73 | / |
| Weiyu | 67 | 67 | / |
| Woiye | 67 | 39 | / |
| Weeye | 67 | 35 | / |
| Weiyo | 67 | 27 | / |
| Wewee | 67 | 27 | / |
| Weyeh | 67 | 27 | / |
| Waeye | 67 | 12 | / |
| Waiee | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wiyye | 67 | 5 | / |
| Weiwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Weyeu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Woeye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weyue | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wewie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weewe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weiyh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wei-E | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weeee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wu Ye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weyiyiwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weyie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuyee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weieh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wayeayee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wyeeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wiaee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wyaee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weyae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woiee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weaie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weyei | 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
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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 Wei Yee
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