Wee (surname)
Wee is a surname.
Origins
As a
standard Mandarin
pronunciation:
Wee is also a
Norwegian surname
.
Statistics
Statistics compiled by
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..[5]
As of 2021, there were 130 people in Norway with the surname Wee.[6]
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
- ISBN 9781459707719.
- ISBN 9789834425241.
- ISBN 9780230522398.
- ^ ISBN 9780192527479.
- ^ "How common is your last name? (Wee)". Newsday. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ^ "Names". Statistics Norway. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
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