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    The surname Wei

    A surname, carried by 9,578 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex W000 Also a first name

    Wei: #3,707 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Wei #3,707, 9,578 people Wei: #3,707 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Wei #3,707, 9,578 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wei is more common than 97.7% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 9,578 people named Wei in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 32,235 Americans. That is up 59% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,037.

    #3,707
    rank among US surnames
    9,578
    people in 2010
    3.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +58.7%
    change since 2000 (was #5,310)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,704Ong9,58432,215
    #3,705Madera9,58332,218
    #3,706Taveras9,58032,228
    #3,707Wei9,57832,235

    Who is named Wei

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    94% of people named Wei identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.9% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 94%
    • White (not Hispanic) 2.9%
    • Two or more races 1.8%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.4%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Famous Weis

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Wei Fenghe
      12th Minister of National Defense of the People's Republic of Cjhina, born 1954
    • Wei Haiying
      Association football player, born 1971

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Wei

    Wei has the Soundex code W000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code W000.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Wei?
    9,578 people in the United States had the surname Wei in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 32,235 Americans. It ranked 3,707th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Wei?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Wei identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.9% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Wei?
    Wei Fenghe, 12th Minister of National Defense of the People's Republic of Cjhina, followed by Wei Haiying.
    Where is the surname Wei most common?
    Wikidata records people named Wei in the People's Republic of China.
    Is the surname Wei getting more or less common?
    More common. 6,037 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,578 in 2010, up 59%.
    Is Wei also a first name?
    Yes. Wei is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.