Wi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "wi"

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean ㅟ (wi).

Proper noun

Wi (plural Wis)

1. A surname from Korean.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Wi is the 40610^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 538 individuals. Wi is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (56.51%), White (25.09%) and Black/African American (12.27%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Wi”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• Ui
• Oei, Oeij, Oey, Whie (chiefly 1901–1947)

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 黃 / 黄 (ûiⁿ). Doublet of Ng.

Proper noun

Wi

1. a Chinese Indonesian surname from Hokkien.