Weian Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Singapore
Highest density in:
Singapore

Weian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Weian (1,097) may also be a first name.

Weian Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Weian Come From? nationality or country of origin

Weian is held by more people in Singapore than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Weian? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,798,600th most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 70 percent of Weian reside; 67 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 48 percent reside in Sinio-Southeast Asia. Weian is also the 240,930th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 1,097 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Singapore, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 423,669. Other than Singapore Weian is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 15 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent are found.

Weian Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Weian has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weihan9112/
Wheian912/
Weiane910/
Wein896,785/
Wean89638/
Weiandt8386/
Weianne831/
Weihand831/
Waian80595/
Beian80319/
Weine80267/
Weand80233/
Weien80194/
Wijan80186/
Weijn80162/
Weahn80150/
Wejin8095/
Wehan8056/
Wiyan8049/
Whean8039/
Whein8037/
Weihn8029/
Weint8010/
Veian808/
Weinn806/
Weiam806/
Weyan805/
Hwein803/
Wuian801/
Weion801/
Weuan801/
Weean801/
Woian801/
Hwean801/
Weane800/
Weisn800/
Wehann73247/
Waihan7391/
Weißen7369/
Waiand7366/
Wheahn7349/
Weejin7335/
Weijne7328/
Wiyane7328/
Wheyan7321/
Weihen7320/
Wheion7319/
Weindt7316/
Waiant7311/
Woiand7311/
Vehian738/
Weejan736/
Wijian735/
Wehand734/
Weyine734/
Weathn733/
Beihan733/
Weinck732/
Weiham732/
Waiane732/
Wejamn732/
Bei'an732/
Wehant731/
Weihne731/
Weisne731/
Wheane731/
Veiand731/
Weitén731/
Weyhan731/
Wahein731/
Wahian731/
Wueina731/
Weihin731/
Wheing731/
Weihon731/
Weytin731/
Wejand731/
Wyiant730/
Weutin730/
Weyahn730/
Weanck730/
Weinne730/
Weiond730/
Wuiant730/
Wiyand730/
Wheand730/
Bean6767,635/
Wain6711,253/
Bein675,069/
Weyn671,198/
Wijn67723/
Veggian67626/
Waun67623/
Waiandt67515/
Vein67432/
Woin67342/
Weisend67297/
Weam67261/
Weyhing67254/
Wayn67204/
Vean67199/
Wajn6788/
Weisent6784/
Weißing6783/
Weim6759/
Weitten6757/
Wehiong6753/
Uean6751/
Wuin6739/
Weiceng6739/
Weun6736/
Weusink6735/
Weisink6720/
Veihand6717/
Weijten6716/
Waianth6716/
Weating6711/
Weijsen679/
Weejane677/
Waiantt675/
Weissin674/
Veihant674/
Weinová673/
Wihiang673/
Weyting673/
H'Weine672/
Waihane672/
Hweicen671/
Hweisen671/
Wehamnn671/
Weihene671/
Weihuhn671/
Weyindt671/
Wheatin671/
Wheiham671/
Wheisin671/
Wueyang671/
Wiyanne671/
Weejinn671/
Wheihen671/
Waiaung671/
Weisenk670/

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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 Weian
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