Wieh Surname

576,965th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 545 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Wieh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wieh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia5271:8,365963
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

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

Wieh occurs most in Liberia. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wieh? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wieh is the 576,965th most commonly held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 13,371,644 people. The surname Wieh is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Wieh are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,336,256th most frequently used first name on earth, borne by 55 people.

The surname is most widespread in Liberia, where it is held by 527 people, or 1 in 8,365. In Liberia it is primarily found in: Nimba County, where 35 percent live, Montserrado County, where 22 percent live and Sinoe County, where 20 percent live. Besides Liberia Wieh occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and South Sudan, where 1 percent live.

Wieh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wieh has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 37 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hwieh891/
Whieh890/
Weh863,369/
Wie863,291/
Wih86189/
Wije754,142/
Weyh752,278/
Weih751,625/
Hwie751,370/
Wheh75558/
Wgeh75153/
Vieh75102/
Whie7588/
Wiej7555/
Wehs7550/
Wihe7538/
Waih7534/
Wiea7532/
Hweh7517/
Wihs7514/
Wiph7511/
Weuh759/
Whih753/
Wiey753/
Wuie751/
Wijh751/
Wihz751/
Wuih751/
Wweh751/
Wi6735,792/
We677,667/
Wecht67439/
Wisth67383/
Wijdh6799/
Wijhe6776/
Wuehr6759/
Vwich6732/
Woish6730/
Weije6721/
Hweih6721/
Hweha6718/
Wuech6715/
Waihs6715/
Wuheh6711/
Wejhe6710/
Hwehy679/
Weijh678/
Witth677/
Waiph675/
Wgaih674/
Weeha674/
Waihd673/
Waiht672/
Wheth672/
Woich672/
Whihe672/
Weych671/
Wuije671/
Wuehe671/
Woije671/
Vwehh671/
Weejh671/
Wechh671/
Wehtt671/
Wedch671/
Hweth671/
Vweyh671/
Wehhh671/
Wiszh671/
Witht671/
Wechd671/
Weehs671/
Wa'ie671/
Whech671/
Whehr671/
Weyhj671/
Weiht671/
Whiey671/
Wherh671/
Wgehj671/
Whedh671/
Woehj671/
Hweeh671/
Wuesh670/
Wehrr670/
Whesh670/
Wheph670/

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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 Wieh
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