Yalew Surname
Approximately 30,813 people bear this surname
Yalew Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 30,747 | 1:3,173 | 540 |
| United States | 42 | 1:8,629,975 | 373,648 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Yalew (52,750) may also be a first name.
Yalew Demographics
Yalew Political Affiliation
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Yalew Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yalew Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yalew (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻠﻮ) is found in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yalew? popularity and diffusion
It is the 17,925th most frequently used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 236,509 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yalew are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Yalew is also the 17,685th most frequent forename at a global level, held by 52,750 people.
Yalew is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is held by 30,747 people, or 1 in 3,173. Besides Ethiopia this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Norway, where 0 percent reside.
Yalew Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Yalew last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.
Yalew earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.21% more than the national average, earning $51,438 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yallew | 91 | 1,294 | / |
| Yalewe | 91 | 5 | / |
| Yaleuw | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yalw | 89 | 6 | / |
| Aayalew | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yalwe | 80 | 81 | / |
| Yaleb | 80 | 19 | / |
| Yalev | 80 | 11 | / |
| Yalef | 80 | 10 | / |
| Yaliw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yalaev | 73 | 443 | / |
| Yaliwe | 73 | 180 | / |
| Yaliev | 73 | 50 | / |
| Hyalev | 73 | 19 | / |
| Yaleva | 73 | 16 | / |
| Yahlev | 73 | 8 | / |
| Yaleev | 73 | 7 | / |
| Jaleew | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yaslev | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yahlef | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yaloev | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaalef | 73 | 1 | / |
| Healew | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eallew | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yalyaev | 67 | 147 | / |
| Yalf | 67 | 70 | / |
| Yallaev | 67 | 16 | / |
| Yaylaev | 67 | 15 | / |
| Yahylev | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yahleva | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jalw | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yayliev | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yooleaw | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yahliev | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yalb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jailaew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yayloev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yagliev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jhaleew | 67 | 1 | / |
Yalew Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yalew in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻳﻠﻮ | ylw | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yalew
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