Wei Yi Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Singapore
Highest density in:
Singapore

Wei Yi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wei Yi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

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.

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Wei6712,153,338/
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Wii67992/
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Wayeyi673/
Weiyee672/
Weiyah672/
Waiyiu671/
Wei He671/
Wei-Yu671/
Wei-Ya671/
We-Yih671/
Woiyie671/
Wiyoyi671/
Wiyiey671/
Wei Hu671/
Weiooi671/
Wuyeyi671/
Wae-Ii671/
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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 Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis