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Where Does The Last Name Wey Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Wey (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻭﻱ) is more frequently found in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wey? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 79,887^th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,194,092 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 49 percent of Wey reside; 46 percent reside in Western Europe and 38 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 107,779^th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 4,156 people.

The last name is most frequent in Switzerland, where it is borne by 1,846 people, or 1 in 4,449. In Switzerland it is most numerous in: Canton of Lucerne, where 35 percent are found, Canton of Aargau, where 20 percent are found and Canton of Zürich, where 19 percent are found. Besides Switzerland this last name is found in 49 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Germany, where 7 percent are found.

Wey Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Wey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 660 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 233 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wey Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Wey surname are 7.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.1% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wey earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.19% more than the national average, earning $47,978 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.11% more than the national average, earning $49,736 CAD per year.