Wew Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Vietnam

Wew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vietnam861:1,077,2801,909
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Wew (87) may also be a first name.

Wew Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wew occurs in Vietnam more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Wew click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wew? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,710,039th most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Wew are found; 87 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 75 percent are found in Viet-Asia. It is also the 1,024,927th most numerous forename internationally. It is borne by 87 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Vietnam, where it is held by 86 people, or 1 in 1,077,280. In Vietnam Wew is most numerous in: Southeast, where 63 percent reside, Red River Delta, where 22 percent reside and North Central, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Vietnam Wew exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Wew Last Name Statistics demography

Wew earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 49.77% more than the national average, earning $64,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wewe862,445/
Weew8688/
Wiew8612/
Weww866/
Hwew864/
Weiw863/
Wejw862/
Whew862/
Weyw862/
Wewp861/
Weaw861/
Wewt861/
Wheew7510/
Weejw754/
Whehw754/
Weiwe753/
Weewe752/
Hweew752/
Weihw751/
Wehws751/
Weeww751/
Wwewh751/
Hweiw751/
Wev67112/
Wef6765/
Vew6764/
Wjw6734/
Wiw6722/
Wyw6710/
Uew676/
Whewhe675/
Webowa672/
Weeeew671/
Waheew671/
Wheews671/

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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 Wew
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