Weii Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Weii Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weii Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Weii (33) may also be a first name.

Weii Last Name Facts

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

The last name Weii is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Weii? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,882,373rd most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 46 percent of Weii are found; 46 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 46 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Weii is also the 1,807,719th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 33 people.

The last name Weii is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 679,476. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Western Highlands, where 67 percent live, Chimbu, where 25 percent live and Southern Highlands, where 8 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 35 percent live and Namibia, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weiyi89121/
Weihi8910/
Weiis893/
Weiit891/
Wei8612,153,338/
Weiiss801/
Weihie800/
Wiji753,685/
Weih751,625/
Waii75900/
Weyi75895/
Weij75680/
Weji75256/
Hwei75255/
Veii75217/
Weia75126/
Weie7587/
Whei7545/
Weio7520/
Wiio7517/
Vwei759/
Weiy758/
Woii753/
Wwei753/
Weui751/
Wuii751/
Weihe673,251/
Weidt671,008/
Wahei67323/
Weyih67187/
Weiah67171/
Waihi67118/
Weiha6780/
Weies6766/
Beihi6760/
Wejih6727/
Weitt6723/
Hweih6721/
Weije6721/
Waiyi6720/
Weihu6718/
Wejit6717/
Wehio6713/
Wayii6713/
Wejio6711/
Weuhi6710/
Weiou6710/
Weijh678/
Wahii678/
Wheji677/
Wejie676/
Wajii675/
Whiie675/
Weicz673/
Weisß672/
Wieia672/
Weiyh672/
Hweij672/
Wehia672/
Weiho672/
Weizs672/
Hweis671/
Veyii671/
Weiaa671/
Weizt671/
Weiys671/
Weyie671/
Weiee671/
Wheid671/
Wijih671/
Woihi671/
Wueia671/
Hweit671/
Beyii671/
Wuiji671/
Wuiia671/
Weeji671/
Weiat671/
Wheis671/
Wijji671/
Wai'i671/
Wiiah671/
Weieh671/
Weiht671/
Woeij671/
Wiies670/

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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 Weii
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