Wih Surname

1,231,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Wih Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wih Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia871:1,520,106102,006
Cameroon541:384,61233,542
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Wih (131) may also be a first name.

Wih Last Name Facts

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

Wih (Hindi: विह) is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wih? popularity and diffusion

Wih is the 1,231,034th most widespread last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 38,558,444 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 56 percent of Wih reside; 54 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 52 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 811,108th most frequently held first name world-wide, borne by 131 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 87 people, or 1 in 1,520,106. In Indonesia Wih is mostly found in: West Java, where 53 percent reside, Banten, where 45 percent reside and West Papua, where 2 percent reside. Other than Indonesia this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 29 percent reside and Nigeria, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weih861,625/
Wieh86545/
Wihe8638/
Waih8634/
Wihs8614/
Wiph8611/
Whih863/
Wuih861/
Wihz861/
Wijh861/
Wi8035,792/
Wisth75383/
Wijdh7599/
Wijhe7576/
Vwich7532/
Woish7530/
Hweih7521/
Waihs7515/
Weijh758/
Witth757/
Waiph755/
Wgaih754/
Waihd753/
Waiht752/
Whihe752/
Woich752/
Witht751/
Hwieh751/
Wiszh751/
Weiht751/
Whieh750/
Wei6712,153,338/
Wai67407,920/
Bih6722,479/
Weh673,369/
Wie673,291/
Woi671,299/
Wui671,191/
Wii67992/
Vih67802/
Wij67599/
Wha67379/
Hwi67375/
Why67219/
Vwi67170/
Wiy67170/
Whi6798/
Wiß6798/
Wischt6796/
Weisch6777/
Woisch6767/
Whe6733/
Woitch6728/
Uih6714/
Wischd6713/
Wiå6713/
D'Weih6713/
Wjh6712/
Waggih679/
Waisch679/
D'Waih678/
Wyi677/
Weithz677/
Weihss677/
Wgi676/
Whj675/
Whicht674/
Waicht674/
Wwi674/
Waishh674/
Weiths673/
Wyh673/
Woicht672/
Hweich671/
Whithd671/
Weissh671/
Waaish671/
Wheish671/
Wéh671/
Waaich671/
Wishsh670/
Wheith670/
Weidth670/

Wih Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wih in the Hindi language
विहviha-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wih
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