Weiyen Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Weiyen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weiyen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340

Weiyen (14) may also be a first name.

Weiyen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Weiyen is borne by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Weiyen? popularity and diffusion

Weiyen is the 6,360,413th most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Weiyen occurs predominantly in Africa, where 78 percent of Weiyen reside; 78 percent reside in West Africa and 78 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Weiyen is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held first name in the world, held by 14 people.

Weiyen is most commonly held in Liberia, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 629,791. In Liberia it is mostly concentrated in: Bomi County, where 100 percent reside. Not including Liberia this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 22 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waiyen8336/
Weijen8321/
Weiyin836/
Weuyen831/
Wien804,064/
Wyen80422/
Wiyn801/
Wheijen771/
Weiggen771/
Hweyjen771/
Wøien73210/
Wijen73170/
Wiene73103/
Wienc7394/
Whien7350/
Wehen7350/
Wyenn7334/
Wyent7327/
Wøyen737/
Wyene735/
Whyen734/
Wiynn733/
Wiyna732/
Wihen732/
Wiein732/
Weuen732/
Wyien731/
Wieen731/
Wehin731/
Vwiyn731/
Weain731/
Wuien731/
Wueen730/
Wueissen711/
Beijen67518/
Wieten67405/
Wienck67174/
Weeink6788/
Wiehen6775/
Bowein6768/
Baiyen6748/
Weijin6721/
Wieynk6717/
Waayen6715/
Weheen6712/
Wyenne6711/
Wiecen679/
Wiynck677/
Whiyon675/
Biyein675/
Waiyin672/
Weaine672/
Biyeen672/
Wahien672/
Veijen672/
Wienhe672/
Veyien671/
Wahein671/
Wueina671/
Boiyen671/
Buiyen671/
Beyyen671/
Whiyne671/
Whyeng671/
Waesen671/
Waeain671/
Whiien671/
Weyain671/
Weaynd671/
Wawein671/
Whyene671/
Weahen671/
Wayein671/
Wieyng671/
Wiendt670/
Weehen670/
Wiesin670/
Wyehin670/
Weoing670/

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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 Weiyen
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