Weiye Surname
Approximately 70 people bear this surname
Weiye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 32 | 1:254,804 | 34,943 |
| Taiwan | 22 | 1:1,065,670 | 7,365 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Weiye (626) may also be a first name.
Weiye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Weiye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Weiye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻱ) is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Weiye? popularity and diffusion
The surname Weiye is the 2,273,756th most widely held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. The last name Weiye occurs mostly in Oceania, where 46 percent of Weiye live; 46 percent live in Oceania Islands and 46 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 333,003rd most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 626 people.
This last name is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 254,804. In Papua New Guinea it is most numerous in: Southern Highlands, where 88 percent are found and Eastern Highlands, where 13 percent are found. Barring Papua New Guinea Weiye is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 31 percent are found and China, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weiyee | 91 | 2 | / |
| Weiyie | 91 | 1 | / |
| Weye | 89 | 436 | / |
| Weie | 89 | 87 | / |
| Weihe | 80 | 3,251 | / |
| Weyhe | 80 | 602 | / |
| Waiye | 80 | 448 | / |
| Beiye | 80 | 113 | / |
| Woiye | 80 | 39 | / |
| Wheye | 80 | 33 | / |
| Weije | 80 | 21 | / |
| Wiyee | 80 | 9 | / |
| Wejie | 80 | 6 | / |
| Hweye | 80 | 4 | / |
| Weyeu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Weyae | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weaie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weyei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weyie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wye | 75 | 1,658 | / |
| Wehyee | 73 | 5,325 | / |
| Whiyee | 73 | 106 | / |
| Weijie | 73 | 94 | / |
| Weiyip | 73 | 62 | / |
| Woiyea | 73 | 38 | / |
| Weyeye | 73 | 29 | / |
| Waheye | 73 | 13 | / |
| Wejeie | 73 | 12 | / |
| Wehaye | 73 | 12 | / |
| Weeyea | 73 | 8 | / |
| Waiyee | 73 | 7 | / |
| Woiyeh | 73 | 6 | / |
| Wiyeer | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wehyie | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wehyea | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wegiee | 73 | 2 | / |
| Woiyee | 73 | 2 | / |
| Weahie | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wejoye | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wiehie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weiaer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wejier | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wehiee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waweie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wejiay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wejiyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whiyei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Woiyie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weijei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weihie | 73 | 0 | / |
| Waye | 67 | 5,356 | / |
| Wehe | 67 | 1,491 | / |
| Whye | 67 | 933 | / |
| Waee | 67 | 581 | / |
| Wehi | 67 | 490 | / |
| Weay | 67 | 487 | / |
| Woye | 67 | 472 | / |
| Wuye | 67 | 379 | / |
| Wiay | 67 | 319 | / |
| Veye | 67 | 230 | / |
| Veie | 67 | 140 | / |
| Weai | 67 | 82 | / |
| Weeh | 67 | 68 | / |
| Waey | 67 | 67 | / |
| Wiee | 67 | 35 | / |
| Wiyi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Weei | 67 | 16 | / |
| Weae | 67 | 15 | / |
| Weey | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wyee | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wyeh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Weijhed | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wiehyee | 67 | 6 | / |
| We'e | 67 | 6 | / |
| Weoi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Weej | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wehy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wiey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wuei | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wihy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Weee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wyiy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wiyd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wiei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hwye | 67 | 2 | / |
| D'Weije | 67 | 1 | / |
| H'Beiye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wiyt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whiejye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wheeyoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weyyett | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wouheye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vwye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weijeat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wiyz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wjee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wjey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wjye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wiiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waheyee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weiiech | 67 | 0 | / |
Weiye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Weiye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻭﻱ | wy | 50 |
| ﻭﻳﻪ | wyh | 50 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Weiye
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