Wieh Surname
Approximately 545 people bear this surname
Wieh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 527 | 1:8,365 | 963 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Wieh (55) may also be a first name.
Wieh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wieh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wieh is held by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Wieh.
How Common Is The Last Name Wieh? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 576,965th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 13,371,644 people. The surname Wieh occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Wieh live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,336,256th most numerous first name internationally, held by 55 people.
This surname is most widely held in Liberia, where it is carried by 527 people, or 1 in 8,365. In Liberia it is most numerous in: Nimba County, where 35 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 22 percent are found and Sinoe County, where 20 percent are found. Other than Liberia it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found and South Sudan, where 1 percent are found.
Wieh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wieh has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wieh last name fell 37 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hwieh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Whieh | 89 | 0 | / |
| Weh | 86 | 3,369 | / |
| Wie | 86 | 3,291 | / |
| Wih | 86 | 189 | / |
| Wije | 75 | 4,142 | / |
| Weyh | 75 | 2,278 | / |
| Weih | 75 | 1,625 | / |
| Hwie | 75 | 1,370 | / |
| Wheh | 75 | 558 | / |
| Wgeh | 75 | 153 | / |
| Vieh | 75 | 102 | / |
| Whie | 75 | 88 | / |
| Wiej | 75 | 55 | / |
| Wehs | 75 | 50 | / |
| Wihe | 75 | 38 | / |
| Waih | 75 | 34 | / |
| Wiea | 75 | 32 | / |
| Hweh | 75 | 17 | / |
| Wihs | 75 | 14 | / |
| Wiph | 75 | 11 | / |
| Weuh | 75 | 9 | / |
| Whih | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wiey | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wuie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wijh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wihz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wuih | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wweh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wi | 67 | 35,792 | / |
| We | 67 | 7,667 | / |
| Wecht | 67 | 439 | / |
| Wisth | 67 | 383 | / |
| Wijdh | 67 | 99 | / |
| Wijhe | 67 | 76 | / |
| Wuehr | 67 | 59 | / |
| Vwich | 67 | 32 | / |
| Woish | 67 | 30 | / |
| Weije | 67 | 21 | / |
| Hweih | 67 | 21 | / |
| Hweha | 67 | 18 | / |
| Wuech | 67 | 15 | / |
| Waihs | 67 | 15 | / |
| Wuheh | 67 | 11 | / |
| Wejhe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Hwehy | 67 | 9 | / |
| Weijh | 67 | 8 | / |
| Witth | 67 | 7 | / |
| Waiph | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wgaih | 67 | 4 | / |
| Weeha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Waihd | 67 | 3 | / |
| Waiht | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wheth | 67 | 2 | / |
| Woich | 67 | 2 | / |
| Whihe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weych | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuije | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuehe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woije | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vwehh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weejh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wechh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wehtt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wedch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hweth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vweyh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wehhh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wiszh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Witht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wechd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weehs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wa'ie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whech | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whehr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weyhj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weiht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whiey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wherh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wgehj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whedh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woehj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hweeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuesh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wehrr | 67 | 0 | / |
| Whesh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wheph | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Wieh
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