How Many People Have the Last Name Wei?
people had the surname Wei in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 30,769 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
Asian and Pacific Islander
Change Since 2000
+3,541 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Wei (94.5%) are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander, Wei ranks #158. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
See the most common Asian last names.
📈 Change Since 2000
Wei grew from 6,037 people in 2000 to 9,578 in 2010 (up 58.7%), and its rank rose from #5,310 to #3,707.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 6,037 | 9,578 |
| Rank | #5,310 | #3,707 |
| Per 100,000 people | 2.24 | 3.25 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Wei
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Wei: W000
👤 Wei as a First Name
Wei is a first name too: about 356 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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