Ye Surname

82nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,320,967 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Ye Surname User-submission:

It means 'leaf' in contemporary Cantonese. However, it originated as a clan name referring to the city of Ye.

Ye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China6,901,2891:19848
Taiwan255,4891:9223
Myanmar64,4411:80696
Burkina Faso15,8211:1,160176
South Korea14,1801:3,61480
Thailand13,7131:5,151178
Singapore9,6341:572100
United States9,3631:38,7124,768
Spain8,8231:5,299660
Hong Kong5,2291:1,403132
Pakistan5,1301:34,8231,632
Canada2,8301:13,0201,928
Australia1,8971:14,2312,021
Ivory Coast1,3701:16,8401,305
Vietnam1,0091:91,820691
Macau9361:643126
Malaysia8051:36,6393,047
Brazil6561:326,33312,569
England5421:102,80110,809
France5371:123,69218,779
Cambodia4761:32,5361,569
Mexico4701:264,0986,326
New Zealand4291:10,5561,838
United Arab Emirates3991:22,9632,616
Suriname3521:1,570157
Iran3341:229,88817,823
Italy3301:185,32327,408
Japan3201:399,51312,871
Sweden2931:33,6072,733
Samoa2841:682204
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Ecuador2551:62,3765,155
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
India2321:3,306,31695,935
Hungary2121:46,3034,941
Netherlands2111:80,03413,457
Germany1931:417,12737,973
Austria1781:47,8407,627
Indonesia1251:1,057,99476,813
Slovenia1251:19,9014,496
Dominican Republic1231:84,8213,815
Belgium1151:99,97115,234
Greece1111:99,81816,778
Chile951:185,4375,992
South Africa871:622,73246,743
Portugal851:122,5685,627
Norway781:65,9279,320
Belize521:6,8361,060
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Switzerland481:171,10215,661
Panama441:88,9153,543
Finland381:144,65013,416
Philippines381:2,664,164134,326
Qatar371:63,7306,585
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
Denmark341:166,02114,242
Cameroon321:649,03348,340
Ireland281:168,1767,397
Jamaica241:119,5814,532
Scotland231:232,77511,829
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
American Samoa191:2,935631
Mongolia191:148,6998,761
Venezuela181:1,678,00421,578
Wales181:171,91811,581
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Yemen141:1,887,52112,953
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Senegal121:1,214,9453,496
Ukraine121:3,793,558197,857
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Slovakia111:485,13257,527
Colombia91:5,308,23018,838
Costa Rica91:531,1194,381
Israel91:950,84857,975
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Peru81:3,973,01532,693
Guyana71:108,8897,175
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Honduras51:1,763,2885,823
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Central African Republic41:1,128,848387
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Tonga41:26,828461
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
East Timor11:1,215,928507
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guam11:160,1214,893
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

The alternate forms: (24), (3) & (2) are calculated separately.

Ye (332,054) may also be a first name.

Ye Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It means 'leaf' in contemporary Cantonese. However, it originated as a clan name referring to the city of Ye.

- morganip

Ye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻱ, Hindi: ये, Marathi: ये, Russian: Йе, Tibetan: ཡིད་) is found most in China. It may occur in the variant forms: , or . For other possible spellings of Ye click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ye? popularity and diffusion

It is the 82nd most common surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 995 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Ye are found; 98 percent are found in East Asia and 98 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. Ye is also the 3,145th most numerous given name throughout the world It is held by 332,054 people.

The last name is most widely held in China, where it is held by 6,901,289 people, or 1 in 198. Besides China this last name occurs in 132 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 3 percent live and Myanmar, where 1 percent live.

Ye Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ye has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ye last name increased 33,439 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 54,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ye Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ye surname are 16.13% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 69.36% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ye earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 82.21% less than the national average, earning €5,341 per year; in Norway they earn 5.34% less than the national average, earning 327,603 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 37.77% more than the national average, earning R 327,384 per year; in United States they earn 9.18% more than the national average, earning $47,111 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.42% more than the national average, earning $52,376 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
8324/
833/
832/
Aye80936,658/
Yee80189,056/
Yeh8028,911/
Oye8018,812/
Yes8017,931/
Eye8013,588/
Hye809,097/
Yet807,321/
Yoe806,817/
Yep803,053/
Iye803,024/
Yer802,913/
Uye802,519/
Yea801,832/
Yie801,227/
Yed801,001/
Øye80979/
Üye80871/
Yey80813/
Yez80724/
Jye80362/
Yeğ80105/
Yhe8030/
Yye8020/
Yeï8019/
Yej806/
Yje806/
Ãye801/
Yeî801/
Gaye67197,727/
Ayed6780,126/
Ayeh6717,262/
Eyes6715,413/
E6714,808/
Haye6714,532/
Oyet6713,722/
Yesh675,976/
Ayet674,232/
Hyer674,097/
Hoye674,034/
Oyie673,811/
Ayez673,447/
Iyeh672,549/
Ayes672,448/
Heye672,138/
Ayee671,909/
Goye671,636/
Uyeh671,532/
Geye671,390/
Huye67879/
Eyeh67836/
Oyee67773/
Oyeh67637/
Aaye67616/
Yett67570/
Aiye67537/
Yiye67506/
Eyet67500/
Yess67498/
Eyee67482/
Ouye67399/
Ayep67376/
Ayie67364/
Giye67352/
Oyes67317/
Oiye67305/
Høye67302/
Yhea67291/
Hyet67260/
Yiğe67250/
Ahye67240/
Yieu67230/
Yieh67228/
Eyie67222/
Yerr67213/
Ajye67183/
Ooye67182/
Yoae67172/
Eyed67162/
Yhee67135/
Ohye67114/
Eyep67111/
Oyye6785/
Yier6784/
Iyed6783/
Oyez6780/
Iyee6776/
Eiye6769/
Yest6764/
Ayye6760/
Uyie6760/
Iyae6758/
Oyed6756/
Hiye6752/
Iyet6749/
Yets6748/
Iyes6744/
Yeuh6739/
Yepp6737/
Hyee6737/
Yoey6736/
Iyep6735/
Uyet6733/
Yihe6733/
Yech6732/
Yaie6731/
Ygge6731/
Yoye6730/
Hyes6728/
Jyed6727/
Oyep6726/
Yoje6725/
Iyoe6722/
Auye6721/
Yoie6720/
Hyeh6719/
Yhei6719/
Ehye6717/
Yiey6716/
Eyje6715/
Ieye6715/
Yaee6715/
Uyee6715/
Yuee6713/
Jyer6712/
Yedd6712/
Yiep6712/
Ihye6712/
Yaei6711/
Yies6711/
Yaey6711/
Hyed6710/
Yoei6710/
Uyes679/
Yiee679/
Yeie679/
Hyep677/
Yoea677/
Yiet677/
Yoee676/
Yesd676/
Eyez676/
Ayhe676/
Hyea676/
Yjes676/
Yher675/
Eyye674/
Jyet674/
Ioye674/
Ojye674/
Iyez674/
Jyez674/
Yhey674/
Jyes673/
Jyee673/
Oyhe673/
Yesp673/
Hjye673/
Yejj672/
Jyey672/
Øyer672/
Euye672/
Yhje672/
Yeyp672/
Yesz672/
Yjet672/
Yejh672/
Yejz672/
Hyey672/
Eyhe671/
Yhye671/
Yiei671/
Yyed671/
Yerh671/
Eeye671/
Uyhe671/
Oyje671/
Ejye671/
Uyed671/
Yedh671/
Yehï671/
Eïye671/
Aïye671/
Uoye671/
Uyje671/
Yyae671/
Yyee671/
Yyeh671/
Yyhe671/
Yehp671/
Yeds671/
Yepf671/
Yeph671/
Yetd671/
Yiea671/
Yied671/
Yiej671/
Yhet671/
Yhez671/
Yhhe671/
Yhie671/
Yezs671/
Yezt671/
Ygie671/
Yjeh671/
Yjhe671/
Jyep671/
Jyhe671/
Hyye671/
Yhes670/
Yuie670/

Ye Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
y-
Ye in the Tibetan language
ཡིད་yi-
Ye in the Hindi language
येye-
Ye in the Marathi language
येye-
Ye in the Russian language
Йеje-

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