Weijiang Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Weijiang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weijiang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan251:937,7906,555
China21:683,660,78330,601
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Weijiang (115,657) may also be a first name.

Weijiang Last Name Facts

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

Weijiang is borne by more people in Taiwan than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Weijiang? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,730,171st most commonly occurring surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Weijiang live; 96 percent live in East Asia and 96 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 8,915th most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 115,657 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Taiwan, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 937,790. In Taiwan it is most common in: Chiayi City, where 24 percent are found, Tainan City, where 24 percent are found and Taoyuan City, where 24 percent are found. Apart from Taiwan this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in China, where 7 percent are found and Thailand, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weijiong881/
Wijang8670/
Wujiang80276/
Weiyang8060/
Wijangc802/
Wiang77155/
Baijiang7520/
Wijihong751/
Beijeing751/
Bijang71152/
Hwiang714/
Wehang714/
Wieang711/
Wihang711/
Wiangt711/
Weoing710/
Baijang67235/
Weihong67172/
Bijaang6752/
Waiyang6744/
Weiyong6723/
Wiangke6714/
Woiyang6713/
Bajiang675/
Beiyang673/
Wageang672/
Waiaong672/
Bujiang671/
Wizyang671/

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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 Weijiang
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