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Wee is a surname.




Origins


As a Chinese surname, Wee is an English-language spelling of the pronunciations in different varieties of Chinese of multiple surnames. Those surnames are listed below by their romanisation in Hanyu Pinyin, which reflects the standard Mandarin pronunciation:

Huáng (simplified Chinese: 黄; traditional Chinese: 黃), spelled Wee based on the vernacular reading of Zhangzhou dialect Hokkien pronunciation (Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ûiⁿ). Other English spellings of the Hokkien pronunciation of this surname include Oei, Ooi, and Uy. The spelling Wee is common particularly in Melaka; in contrast, the spelling Ooi is more common in Penang.
Wèi (Chinese: 魏)
Wee is also a Norwegian surname.




Statistics


Statistics compiled by Patrick Hanks on the basis of the 2011 United Kingdom census and the Census of Ireland 2011 found 150 people on the island of Great Britain and eight on the island of Ireland with the surname Wee. In the 1881 United Kingdom census there were three bearers of the surname. The 2010 United States census found 1,353 people with the surname Wee, making it the 19,865th-most-common surname in the country, representing a slight increase from the 2000 census (1,295 people; 19,355th-most-common). In the 2010 census, roughly 22% of the bearers of the surname identified as non-Hispanic white (down from 29% in the 2000 census), while the number identifying as Asian increased from 62% in the 2000 census to 72% in the 2010 census..
As of 2021, there were 130 people in Norway with the surname Wee.




People


Adelene Wee (born 1965), Singaporean bowling champion
Andrew Wee, Singaporean physicist
Wee Bin (1823–1868), Chinese businessman in Singapore, founder of the shipping company Wee Bin & Co.
Wee Boon Teck (1850–1888), son of Wee Bin
Wee Cho Yaw (1929–2024), Singaporean businessman, chairman of United Overseas Bank
Wee Chong Jin (1917–2005), first Chief Justice of Singapore
Wee Choo Keong (born 1953), Malaysian politician, MP for Bukit Bintang and later Wangsa Maju, Federal Territories
Wee Ee Cheong (born 1952/53), Singaporean businessman, CEO of United Overseas Bank
Wee Han Wen, Malaysian architect
Wee Jeck Seng (born 1964), Malaysian politician, MP for Tanjong Piai, Johor
Wee Ka Siong (born 1968), Malaysian politician, MP for Ayer Hitam, Johor
Wee Kheng Chiang (1890–1978), Sarawak businessman, founder of United Overseas Bank
Wee Kim Wee (1915–2005), fourth President of Singapore
Wee Meng Chee (born 1983), Malaysian singer
Royston Wee (born 1986), Singaporean mixed martial artist
Sharon Wee (born 1977), Singaporean squash player
Wee Siew Kim (born 1960), Singaporean politician with the People's Action Party
Wee Toon Boon (1929–2013), Singaporean politician
Gulleiv Wee (born 1969), Norwegian bassist
Jarle Wee (born 1972), Norwegian football striker




References

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