Weng Surname

446th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,163,828 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Macau

Weng Surname User-submission:

Meaning: old man, husband.

Weng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China1,034,5141:1,322137
Taiwan89,9991:26145
Mozambique9,2701:2,941699
Singapore6,6511:828128
United States4,9721:72,9008,420
Thailand3,5341:19,9881,653
Macau2,7501:21957
Malaysia2,1901:13,4681,389
Germany1,6441:48,9696,395
Hong Kong1,6161:4,539228
Spain9831:47,5614,492
Canada7461:49,3916,000
Indonesia5301:249,52722,783
Australia4771:56,5956,903
France4471:148,59723,028
Denmark3901:14,4741,421
Brazil3711:577,02021,523
Ecuador3401:46,7824,590
Samoa3251:596179
England1711:325,83724,140
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Suriname1471:3,759747
Papua New Guinea1401:58,2417,447
United Arab Emirates1331:68,8896,446
Norway1101:46,7486,702
Japan1071:1,194,80621,891
Nigeria951:1,864,66166,902
Philippines791:1,281,49697,319
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Sweden751:131,2909,286
Greece691:160,57726,211
South Africa651:833,50355,653
New Zealand621:73,03710,843
Italy611:1,002,56969,817
Netherlands481:351,81639,430
Panama451:86,9393,484
Ireland371:127,2696,194
Brunei371:11,3171,397
Hungary371:265,30520,779
Chile341:518,13213,148
Argentina301:1,424,78080,162
Belgium291:396,43641,978
Austria281:304,12334,120
Honduras201:440,8223,218
Jamaica201:143,4975,007
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
Scotland91:594,86921,724
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Costa Rica81:597,5094,667
Paraguay71:1,033,8219,769
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Cambodia51:3,097,4298,690
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guyana11:762,22114,420
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Tonga11:107,313791
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:727,80746,603

Weng (66,107) may also be a first name.

Weng Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Meaning: old man, husband.

- lolcura

Weng Last Name Facts

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

Weng is borne by more people in China than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Weng? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 446th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,262 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Weng live; 97 percent live in East Asia and 97 percent live in Sino-East Asia. Weng is also the 14,588th most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 66,107 people.

This last name is most widely held in China, where it is carried by 1,034,514 people, or 1 in 1,322. Not including China this surname is found in 98 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 8 percent reside and Mozambique, where 1 percent reside.

Weng Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Weng has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Weng surname rose 7,206 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 8,550 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Weng Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Weng surname are 8.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.85% being registered with the political party.

The amount Weng earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 84.8% less than the national average, earning €4,565 per year; in Norway they earn 2.46% less than the national average, earning 337,551 kr per year; in Peru they earn 22.57% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,760 per year; in South Africa they earn 138.68% more than the national average, earning R 567,204 per year; in United States they earn 13.4% more than the national average, earning $48,929 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.66% more than the national average, earning $52,990 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waeng89118/
Weing89106/
Wengh8960/
Weang8942/
Wieng8941/
Wengg8930/
Hweng8929/
Weeng8926/
Wenng8922/
Weung8921/
Wueng8916/
Wheng8913/
Wengk893/
Wehng892/
Wengt892/
Wemng891/
Wng8664/
Wengke80322/
Weineg801/
Woueng801/
Weenng801/
Wheing801/
Waengk801/
Wengss800/
Wing7535,075/
Beng7515,026/
Wenk759,747/
Veng753,877/
Ueng75379/
Wång7539/
Wyng7524/
Wäng759/
Wngk752/
Hwng752/
Wenq752/
Wngs751/
Vwng751/
Whng751/
Wemg751/
Wngp751/
Wnkg751/
Wengova738/
Weinegg734/
Wengová733/
Weesngh731/
Voeng677,746/
Wenke674,482/
Vaeng673,046/
Wenck672,329/
Vieng671,926/
Woing671,083/
Wienk67919/
Waing67659/
Weenk67339/
Whing67123/
Wienc6794/
Wenks6757/
Hueng6757/
Weink6755/
Bengő6733/
Beeng6722/
Bøeng6721/
Wingh6720/
Hwing6712/
Wingt679/
Veung678/
Wuing677/
Wångå677/
Oueng676/
Bengh674/
Bengg674/
Vengh674/
Waenk673/
Benng673/
Wingg673/
Wayng672/
Vengs672/
Woyng671/
Wynng671/
Wencs671/
Wejnc671/
Wennk671/
Wemcg671/
Wingz671/
Vengg670/
Woenk670/

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