Wej Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Wej Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wej Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland601:633,47956,390
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Wej (23) may also be a first name.

Wej Last Name Facts

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

Wej is carried by more people in Poland than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wej? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,203,767th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. The last name Wej occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Wej reside; 81 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 81 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. Wej is also the 2,239,265th most commonly used forename at a global level. It is borne by 23 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Poland, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 633,479. Apart from Poland this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 8 percent are found and Tunisia, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weja863,569/
Weij86680/
Weje86383/
Wejs86349/
Weji86256/
Wejo8669/
Wiej8655/
Wejt8638/
Wesj8616/
Wejc8610/
Weej866/
Wexj861/
Weaj861/
Wejß861/
Wedj861/
We807,667/
Wj80159/
Wieja751,117/
Wejss7555/
Wejih7527/
Weije7521/
Wejit7517/
Wheja7512/
Wejio7511/
Wejhe7510/
Weijh758/
Wheji757/
Wejie756/
Weejs754/
Wejås754/
Wejje754/
Weejo754/
Wejeh754/
Wejah753/
Hweij752/
Hweja752/
Wehjo751/
Wgehj751/
Hweje751/
Wejat751/
Wejsz751/
Woeij751/
Weeja751/
Weejh751/
Weeji751/
Weyhj751/
Woehj751/
Wei6712,153,338/
Bej6741,109/
Wee6739,931/
Wes6714,950/
Wea6710,325/
Wey676,103/
Weh673,369/
Wie673,291/
Wex67853/
Weß67834/
Weu67807/
Wij67599/
Hwe67472/
Weijts67412/
Wez67254/
Wue67192/
Waj67183/
Vej67136/
Wuj6764/
Wjz6737/
Whe6733/
Woj6730/
Weijdt6729/
Wejcht6713/
Wjh6712/
Wje6711/
Wwe6710/
Wwj677/
Wjx677/
Weijst676/
Wyj675/
Wejaha675/
Whj675/
Vwe675/
Wjt675/
Wjp674/
Wjj674/
Hwj673/
Vwj673/
H'Weij671/
Wejatt671/
Wjc671/
Wejahe671/
Wejasz671/
Weî671/
Weï671/
Wée671/
Woueji671/
Hwejeh671/
Uej671/

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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 Wej
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