Xue Surname

151st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,740,699 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
China

Xue Surname User-submission:

Xue can mean 'snow' in Mandarin Chinese.

Xue Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China3,670,5251:37374
Taiwan47,7051:49159
Thailand4,9041:14,4041,021
Singapore4,6481:1,185155
United States4,1501:87,3409,841
Hong Kong2,4741:2,965185
Canada1,2721:28,9673,805
Australia1,0411:25,9323,536
Spain4831:96,7958,003
Macau4681:1,286173
France4201:158,14924,553
England3361:165,82815,373
Japan2211:578,48115,574
Tonga2101:511137
United Arab Emirates2091:43,8394,438
Samoa2031:955301
Malaysia1771:166,63410,180
New Zealand1571:28,8435,032
Germany1361:591,95247,778
Brazil981:2,184,43268,273
Netherlands981:172,31824,957
Suriname831:6,6581,580
Ecuador811:196,3687,800
Hungary701:140,23312,855
Sweden581:169,77211,770
Ireland521:90,5575,084
Norway381:135,32317,347
Greece321:346,24348,387
Italy301:2,038,55689,453
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
Scotland261:205,91610,908
Finland251:219,86818,073
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Chile191:927,18319,125
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Honduras141:629,7463,754
South Korea141:3,660,018674
Wales111:281,32115,850
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Maldives31:134,7244,057
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belize11:355,4743,977
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Guam11:160,1214,893
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

Xue (22,346) may also be a first name.

Xue Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Xue can mean 'snow' in Mandarin Chinese.

- keklord

Xue Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Xue Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Xue has its highest incidence in China. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Xue? popularity and diffusion

It is the 151st most frequent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,948 people. The surname Xue occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Xue are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 99 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 34,782nd most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 22,346 people.

This surname is most frequently held in China, where it is borne by 3,670,525 people, or 1 in 373. Aside from China it exists in 87 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 1 percent reside and Thailand, where 0 percent reside.

Xue Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Xue surname are 14.42% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 67.65% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Xue earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 28.69% less than the national average, earning 246,806 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 33.6% less than the national average, earning R 157,800 per year; in United States they earn 14.05% more than the national average, earning $49,212 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.13% more than the national average, earning $50,740 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Xuye86290/
Xuey863/
Xueh863/
Xuee863/
Xeue862/
Gxue861/
Xuer861/
Xxue861/
Xzue861/
Xues861/
Xuez861/
Xuje861/
Xsue861/
Xahue7537/
Xujie7511/
Xuetz754/
Xauwe754/
Xuepp751/
Xuejs751/
Xauet751/
Hxueh751/
Quxue751/
Xzuer751/
Xie6711,214,109/
Sue6727,092/
Zue674,009/
Xau671,164/
Xoe67188/
Xae67112/
Xui6798/
Xeu6720/
Xou6718/
Xee6716/
Xuj6713/
Xey6712/
Xea6712/
Xei6712/
Xbe6711/
Xve679/
Xuy675/
Xej674/
Xuu673/
Xye672/

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