Weicai Surname
Approximately 80 people bear this surname
Weicai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 72 | 1:325,621 | 2,606 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Weicai (102,879) may also be a first name.
Weicai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Weicai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Weicai is more commonly found in Taiwan than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Weicai.
How Common Is The Last Name Weicai? popularity and diffusion
Weicai is the 2,106,139th most common surname globally, borne by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Weicai reside; 94 percent reside in East Asia and 94 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. Weicai is also the 9,927th most commonly held given name at a global level. It is borne by 102,879 people.
It is most widely held in Taiwan, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 325,621. In Taiwan Weicai is mostly concentrated in: Kaohsiung City, where 33 percent are found, Taoyuan City, where 21 percent are found and Tainan City, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Taiwan it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in China, where 4 percent are found and The Maldives, where 3 percent are found.
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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 Weicai
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