Weiyou Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Weiyou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taiwan | 18 | 1:1,302,486 | 8,817 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Weiyou (26,143) may also be a first name.
Weiyou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Weiyou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Weiyou occurs more in Taiwan more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Weiyou.
How Common Is The Last Name Weiyou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,141,416th most frequent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 62 percent of Weiyou live; 56 percent live in East Asia and 56 percent live in Sino-East Asia. Weiyou is also the 30,922nd most frequent forename throughout the world. It is borne by 26,143 people.
The last name Weiyou is most frequent in Taiwan, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 1,302,486. In Taiwan it is primarily found in: Taichung City, where 28 percent reside, Taoyuan City, where 28 percent reside and Kaohsiung City, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Taiwan this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 38 percent reside and China, where 10 percent reside.
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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 Weiyou
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