Whei Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Whei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Whei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia301:146,95110,677
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Whei (166) may also be a first name.

Whei Last Name Facts

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

The surname Whei occurs in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Whei? popularity and diffusion

The surname Whei is the 2,909,720th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name Whei occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Whei reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 710,504th most widespread given name world-wide, held by 166 people.

The last name Whei is most widely held in Liberia, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 146,951. In Liberia Whei is most common in: Montserrado County, where 77 percent live, Margibi County, where 13 percent live and Grand Bassa County, where 3 percent live. Besides Liberia this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 22 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Whei Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Whei has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahei89323/
Wheji897/
Wheid891/
Wheis891/
Wei8612,153,338/
Whi8698/
Whe8633/
Wheitz8010/
Wheist802/
Wheeia801/
Wheish801/
Wheiho801/
Wheith800/
Whea752,307/
Weih751,625/
Weyi75895/
Weij75680/
Wheh75558/
Weji75256/
Hwei75255/
Weia75126/
Whie7588/
Weie7587/
Whee7574/
Whey7560/
Whui7555/
Whai7552/
Wihe7538/
Wyhe7528/
Weii7526/
Weio7520/
Vwei759/
Vhei759/
Whep759/
Weiy758/
Whih753/
Wwei753/
Wähe752/
Whoi752/
Wchi752/
Whyi751/
Wheu751/
Weui751/
Whhe751/
Whhi751/
Whii751/
Wi6735,792/
We677,667/
Weihe673,251/
Weidt671,008/
Weyhe67602/
Wahiu67563/
Vahei67524/
Wahji67313/
Wehye67258/
Weiah67171/
Wahia67170/
Wahai67160/
Wahyi67132/
Weiyi67121/
Waihi67118/
Wheah67104/
Waihe6786/
Weiha6780/
Wijhe6776/
Weies6766/
Wahio6763/
Ouhei6740/
Wheye6733/
Weitt6723/
Hweih6721/
Whiss6721/
Weije6721/
Weihu6718/
Wejit6717/
Wahge6716/
Wuhyi6715/
Whais6714/
Wahye6714/
Whoie6713/
Wehio6713/
Wahey6712/
Wheja6712/
Wuheh6711/
Wejio6711/
Whett6710/
Weihi6710/
Wejhe6710/
Wohia6710/
Weuhi6710/
Weiou6710/
Weijh678/
Wahii678/
Whaye677/
Wehea677/
Wuher677/
Whiye676/
Wejie676/
Whiie675/
Whidt675/
Whowe675/
Wahij674/
Whipf674/
Wouhe674/
Wouhi674/
Weiis673/
Weicz673/
Wjheh673/
Whoit672/
Wehia672/
Weiho672/
Weizs672/
Whihe672/
Wayhe672/
Uheji672/
Weiyh672/
Weisß672/
Wieia672/
Whawe672/
Wheth672/
Hweij672/
Whija672/
Wahiy671/
Wyhie671/
Wcheh671/
Wchye671/
Wehgechi671/
Weiee671/
Whitd671/
Whitp671/
Whayi671/
Wheap671/
Whech671/
Whehr671/
Whets671/
Whidd671/
Weizt671/
Weiht671/
Whiey671/
Whaie671/
Wohea671/
Wherr671/
Weieh671/
Wherh671/
Whedh671/
Whyie671/
Whuye671/
Whyye671/
Wuehe671/
Wuhea671/
Hweis671/
Weiaa671/
Weiys671/
Weiit671/
Weyie671/
Whiyo671/
Wahwe671/
Woeij671/
Wohio671/
Wohje671/
Wohue671/
Wohwe671/
Woihi671/
Wueia671/
Hweit671/
Whoji671/
Whuje671/
Whyeh671/
Vwhiy671/
Wchai671/
Weeji671/
Weiat671/
Wjhai671/
Wuhid671/
Huaei671/
Whesh670/
Wheph670/
Whess670/
Whieh670/
Whoey670/

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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 Whei
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