Wuey Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Wuey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wuey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Wuey (26) may also be a first name.

Wuey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wuey is found in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wuey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 83 percent of Wuey are found; 83 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 83 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Wuey is also the 2,084,397th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 26 people.

Wuey is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 5,898,845. In Malaysia Wuey is primarily found in: Kuala Lumpur, where 40 percent reside, Penang, where 40 percent reside and Selangor, where 20 percent reside. Outside of Malaysia this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Brazil, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wey866,103/
Wue86192/
Wuy86114/
Uey8613/
Woueyo801/
Weya7517,420/
Huey7516,254/
Weyh752,278/
Weyi75895/
Wuya75706/
Weye75436/
Wuye75379/
Wuyo75221/
Weyo75137/
Woue7593/
Wuyi7577/
Wuje7577/
Whey7560/
Ueyd7537/
Waue7531/
Weyu7523/
Hwey7514/
Weey7513/
Weiy758/
Weyp754/
Wues754/
Hwue754/
Ueyt754/
Wiey753/
Ueyh753/
Wuei753/
Weyt752/
Ueye752/
Wuep752/
Vuey752/
Uejy752/
Ouey751/
Wuhy751/
Weue751/
Weyz751/
Wuie751/
Ueyo751/
Wuoy751/
Wuay751/
Wuyp751/
Vwuy751/
Whuy751/
Weyy751/
Uaey751/
Ueyi751/
Ueyp751/
Ueyy751/
Ueyz751/
Wuea751/
Wuee751/
Wvuy751/
Wuyh750/
Wued750/
Wouheye731/
We677,667/
Ue676,727/
Wy67604/
Weyhe67602/
Wuyah67590/
Oueya67340/
Wehye67258/
Weydt67198/
Weyih67187/
Hueyo67151/
Houey67124/
Weiyi67121/
Wuehr6759/
Oueyo6745/
Ueyae6744/
Oueye6737/
Wuaya6736/
Weeye6735/
Wheye6733/
Weyah6732/
Weyss6730/
Weyeh6727/
Weyee6726/
Weyep6716/
Ouehy6716/
Wuhyi6715/
Wuech6715/
Wuerr6714/
Weyau6714/
Wahey6712/
Wujie6712/
Oueyt6712/
Wuheh6711/
Wuuyo6710/
Hwehy679/
Wuetz678/
Wuher677/
Wuaye677/
Wuiya676/
Weyet676/
Wujez674/
Hweye674/
Wouhe674/
Huhey673/
Hueya673/
Wuyed673/
Wouez673/
Wouie673/
Uejyo673/
Ueyts672/
Wuyeh672/
Vueya672/
Weyha672/
Hueys672/
Wuyha672/
Woeye672/
Weiyh672/
Wuuya672/
Ouhey672/
Wuepp672/
Hueye671/
Wuyee671/
Wweya671/
Weeyd671/
Weyaa671/
Weych671/
Weyed671/
Weytz671/
Whiey671/
Wueah671/
Weeyo671/
Whuye671/
Wuehe671/
Wuhea671/
Wuyau671/
Wouer671/
Ueyas671/
Waues671/
Wauyi671/
Weiys671/
Weyie671/
Vweyh671/
Wujeh671/
Wuyaz671/
Wuytz671/
Wouet671/
Wohue671/
Wueia671/
Vweya671/
Whuje671/
Wuyet671/
Wuyip671/
Wuije671/
Vwuyt671/
Whhuy671/
Weyhj671/
Woeyy671/
Ueydd671/
Wuayt671/
Hueyz671/
Hwuyy671/
Wuesh670/
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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  • 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 Wuey
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