Wei Yi Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Wei Yi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Wei Yi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wei Yi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wei Yi has its highest incidence in Singapore. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Wei Yi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wei Yi? popularity and diffusion
Wei Yi is the 4,307,654th most prevalent last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname Wei Yi occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Wei Yi live; 90 percent live in Southeast Asia and 81 percent live in Sinio-Southeast Asia.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Singapore, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 323,983. Aside from Singapore it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 5 percent reside and Malaysia, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weiyi | 91 | 121 | / |
| Wei-Yi | 83 | 7 | / |
| Wei Yu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Weiyai | 83 | 2 | / |
| Weiyie | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wei Ya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Weiyei | 83 | 1 | / |
| Weyi | 80 | 895 | / |
| Weii | 80 | 26 | / |
| Wiyi | 80 | 17 | / |
| Weiy | 80 | 8 | / |
| Wei Wei | 77 | 25 | / |
| Wei Yee | 77 | 5 | / |
| Wei Yau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wei Yao | 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 | / |
| Weiyh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wei-I | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wiuyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wi Wi | 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 | 23 | / |
| Weiyue | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wyi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Weiyao | 67 | 5 | / |
| Waeayi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wewiya | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wayeyi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Weiyee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weiyah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waiyiu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wei He | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wei-Yu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wei-Ya | 67 | 1 | / |
| We-Yih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woiyie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wiyoyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wiyiey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wei Hu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weiooi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuyeyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wae-Ii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woyeyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weyiya | 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
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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 Yi
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