Wui Surname

315,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,191 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Brunei

Wui Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wui Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia4421:66,7294,911
Indonesia2381:555,66944,719
Hong Kong1121:65,4951,203
Singapore771:71,5292,869
Nigeria731:2,426,61380,686
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Brunei441:9,5171,238
Thailand391:1,811,240225,763
Papua New Guinea311:263,02335,917
Philippines211:4,820,868168,058
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
South Korea71:7,320,0371,243
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
China31:455,773,85521,925
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
England21:27,859,030389,889
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Wui (3,849) may also be a first name.

Wui Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wui is found in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wui? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 315,094th most frequently used last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 6,118,846 people. Wui is predominantly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Wui reside; 72 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 61 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Wui is also the 113,206th most common given name globally, borne by 3,849 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is borne by 442 people, or 1 in 66,729. In Malaysia Wui is most frequent in: Sarawak, where 30 percent reside, Sabah, where 26 percent reside and Selangor, where 11 percent reside. Barring Malaysia this surname occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 20 percent reside and Hong Kong, where 9 percent reside.

Wui Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wui surname are 37.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 90.91% registered to vote for the political party.

Wui earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.14% less than the national average, earning $40,929 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wuji86104/
Wuyi8677/
Whui8655/
Wuia865/
Hwui864/
Wuii861/
Wuih861/
Weui861/
Wuiz861/
Wuie861/
Wu8035,112,871/
Wi8035,792/
Ui8013,013/
Wuiot7523/
Wuhyi7515/
Wujie7512/
Wuiss7512/
Weuhi7510/
Wuiya756/
Wouhi754/
Wouie753/
Wuitt751/
Wuaji751/
Wauyi751/
Wuiia751/
Wuiji751/
Wueia751/
Wuyip751/
Wuije751/
Wuhid751/
Wuist750/
Wei6712,153,338/
Bui672,043,143/
Hui67470,645/
Wai67407,920/
Wau678,574/
Vui674,978/
Wie673,291/
Woi671,299/
Wii67992/
Weu67807/
Wou67599/
Wij67599/
Hwu67516/
Hwi67375/
Wuu67298/
Wuijts67226/
Wue67192/
Wih67189/
Uit67184/
Wiy67170/
Vwi67170/
Whu67147/
Wuy67114/
Wiß6798/
Whi6798/
Wuh6778/
Wuj6764/
Uie6748/
Wgu6742/
Uiz6721/
Uis6716/
Uih6714/
Wuhaji6714/
Wiå6713/
Wvi6712/
Uip6712/
Uid678/
Wyi677/
Wwu677/
Wgi676/
Whouie674/
Wwi674/
Whuitt673/
Wuihap673/
Vwu673/
Wuahio671/
Wujish671/
Whuitz671/
Woueji671/
Țui671/
Uić671/
Whuiid670/

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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 Wui
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