Yangwei Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Yangwei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yangwei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China1221:11,207,554685
Taiwan561:418,6563,233
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Yangwei (51,786) may also be a first name.

Yangwei Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yangwei occurs most in China. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yangwei? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,272,314th most prevalent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 40,486,366 people. Yangwei is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Yangwei are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 99 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. Yangwei is also the 17,951st most frequently held given name on earth It is held by 51,786 people.

The surname is most frequently held in China, where it is carried by 122 people, or 1 in 11,207,554. Outside of China this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 31 percent live and Malaysia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yangwe92223/
Yangwi9252/
Yangwai8658/
Yongwei8624/
Yangwet862/
Yangbei861/
Yanguei861/
Jiangwei8041/
Yangwaue802/
Yangwayi801/
Ayongwei801/
Yangue77783/
Yangwa77663/
Yangbe77438/
Yangui77259/
Yangbi77128/
Yongwe7764/
Jangwe7757/
Yankwi7710/
Yankwe775/
Yongwi773/
Yamgwe771/
Eangwe771/
Wanyangwe7541/
Yangwijje751/
Yangoue71172/
Ayongwe7169/
Yangbai7136/
Ihangwe7134/
Yanghui7127/
Yongwai7121/
Yamgwet7116/
Yanguai719/
Yongwit718/
Yanggui716/
Yangque716/
Yongwet714/
Yanguiy714/
Yangkui714/
Yangueu712/
Yanguea712/
Jangvei712/
Yanequi711/
Yoangue711/
Yongwee711/
Yangvue711/
Jangwea711/
Hyangwy711/
Yangbui711/
Yangwau711/
Yonghwi711/
Jaangwe711/
Jangwai711/
Jangweh711/
Yongkwe711/
Yongwey711/
Ijangwe711/
Yangwou711/
Yangboi711/
Yangbeu711/
Yanekwe711/
Yoongwi711/
Yonkwei711/
Yongweh711/
Yangouet6726/
Yankwich6712/
Aiyangbe672/
Jiangbei671/
Ayongweh671/
Euyangue671/
Yatengue671/
Yonghwee671/
Yankwizz671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Yangwei
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