Wei

Summary

Wei is a family name^[1]. Wei ranks in the top 1% of family_name entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Wei's instance of is recorded as family name^[3].
• Wei's instance of is recorded as Chinese family name^[4].
• Wei's writing system is recorded as Chinese characters^[5].
• Wei's Commons category is recorded as Wei (surname)^[6].
• Wei's said to be the same as is recorded as Wei^[7].
• Wei's said to be the same as is recorded as Weigiya^[8].
• Wei's said to be the same as is recorded as Ngai^[9].
• Wei's said to be the same as is recorded as Wi^[10].
• Wei's said to be the same as is recorded as Ngụy^[11].
• Wei's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Wei (surname)^[12].
• Wei's described by source is recorded as Hundred Family Surnames^[13].
• Wei's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng^[14].
• Wei's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '魏'}^[15].
• Wei's different from is recorded as Cao Wei^[16].
• Wei's transliteration or transcription is recorded as Wèi^[17].
• Wei's transliteration or transcription is recorded as Gūi^[18].
• Wei's transliteration or transcription is recorded as Ngai^[19].
• Wei's transliteration or transcription is recorded as ㄨㄟˋ^[20].
• Wei's transliteration or transcription is recorded as Wey^[21].
• Wei's transliteration or transcription is recorded as Ngai⁶^[22].
• Wei's transliteration or transcription is recorded as Ngaih^[23].
• Wei's transliteration or transcription is recorded as Ngei⁶^[24].
• Wei's transliteration or transcription is recorded as Ngui^[25].
• Wei's transliteration or transcription is recorded as Guī^[26].
• Wei's transliteration or transcription is recorded as Gūi^[27].

Why It Matters

Wei ranks in the top 1% of family_name entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38 views/month).^[2] Wei has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Wei is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]