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 last name Whei is found in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Whei? popularity and diffusion

The last name Whei is the 2,909,720th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname Whei occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Whei reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Whei is also the 710,504th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 166 people.

It is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 146,951. In Liberia Whei is primarily concentrated in: Montserrado County, where 77 percent live, Margibi County, where 13 percent live and Grand Bassa County, where 3 percent live. Aside from Liberia Whei exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 22 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Whei Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Whei has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Whei 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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  • 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 Whei
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