Weyi Surname

394,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 895 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Weyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3151:562,35827,325
Cameroon2891:71,8658,997
DR Congo1781:415,05434,837
South Africa831:652,74348,091
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Congo71:712,72815,723
England21:27,859,030389,889
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Weyi (109) may also be a first name.

Weyi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Weyi is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Weyi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 394,524th most commonly held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 8,142,509 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Weyi live; 53 percent live in Central Africa and 53 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Weyi is also the 900,062nd most frequently occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 109 people.

This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 315 people, or 1 in 562,358. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Plateau, where 53 percent reside, Kogi, where 28 percent reside and Taraba, where 5 percent reside. Not including Nigeria Weyi occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 32 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 20 percent reside.

Weyi Last Name Statistics demography

Weyi earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.52% more than the national average, earning R 333,936 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Weyie891/
Wei8612,153,338/
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Weya7517,420/
Wayi752,922/
Weyh752,278/
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Woeyy671/
Wyies670/
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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
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  • 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 Weyi
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