Wi Surname

15,580th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,792 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Korea
Highest density in:
South Korea

Wi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Korea33,0271:1,55160
Taiwan7521:31,177410
Indonesia6271:210,92419,835
Malaysia3411:86,4936,038
Burkina Faso2691:68,2232,617
Papua New Guinea2621:31,1213,577
Vietnam1801:514,7001,456
Philippines691:1,467,221103,651
Pakistan631:2,835,61723,570
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Thailand291:2,435,805267,220
Liberia261:169,55911,793
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
China61:227,886,92811,701
Qatar61:393,00055,922
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Brunei41:104,6832,048
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Wi (6,651) may also be a first name.

Wi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wi (Oriya: ୱି) is more frequently found in South Korea than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 15,580th most frequent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 203,608 people. Wi occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Wi live; 94 percent live in East Asia and 92 percent live in Koreanic Asia. Wi is also the 80,193rd most frequent given name worldwide, borne by 6,651 people.

The last name Wi is most common in South Korea, where it is borne by 33,027 people, or 1 in 1,551. In South Korea it is most numerous in: Seoul, where 23 percent are found, Gyeonggi Province, where 22 percent are found and South Jeolla Province, where 13 percent are found. Apart from South Korea this surname is found in 30 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 2 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.

Wi Last Name Statistics demography

Wi earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 24.11% more than the national average, earning $61,660 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wei8012,153,338/
Wai80407,920/
Wie803,291/
Woi801,299/
Wui801,191/
Wii80992/
Wij80599/
Hwi80375/
Wih80189/
Wiy80170/
Vwi80170/
Whi8098/
Wiß8098/
Wiå8013/
Wyi807/
Wgi806/
Wwi804/
Wije674,142/
Weih671,625/
Hwie671,370/
Weij67680/
Wieh67545/
Hwai67309/
Hwei67255/
Waij67166/
Waiß67133/
Waai67100/
Whie6788/
Wiej6755/
Whui6755/
Whai6752/
Whei6745/
Wihe6738/
Waih6734/
Wiea6732/
Wißt6728/
Håwi6717/
Wihs6714/
Wwai6712/
Wiph6711/
Vwei679/
Widå678/
Hwui674/
Woiz674/
Hwit674/
Wiey673/
Wwei673/
Whih673/
Hwis672/
Hwii672/
Hwgi672/
Vwid672/
Vwai672/
Whoi672/
Wgoi672/
Wwid672/
Vwip671/
Hwyi671/
Hwiy671/
Hwio671/
Wwwi671/
Wwiy671/
Wwis671/
Wuih671/
Whyi671/
Wizt671/
Wisd671/
Wuie671/
Hwoi671/
Hwij671/
Wijh671/
W'Ai671/
Wuiz671/
Wägi671/
Wéiß671/
Wijj671/
Wihz671/
Vwij671/
Hwiz671/
Vwis671/
Vwit671/
Wibp671/
Whhi671/
Whii671/
Wgai671/
Witd671/
Wizp671/
Wioj671/

Wi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wi in the Oriya language
ୱିwi-

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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 Wi
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