Ye Surname
Approximately 7,320,967 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 6,901,289 | 1:198 | 48 |
| Taiwan | 255,489 | 1:92 | 23 |
| Myanmar | 64,441 | 1:806 | 96 |
| Burkina Faso | 15,821 | 1:1,160 | 176 |
| South Korea | 14,180 | 1:3,614 | 80 |
| Thailand | 13,713 | 1:5,151 | 178 |
| Singapore | 9,634 | 1:572 | 100 |
| United States | 9,363 | 1:38,712 | 4,768 |
| Spain | 8,823 | 1:5,299 | 660 |
| Hong Kong | 5,229 | 1:1,403 | 132 |
| Pakistan | 5,130 | 1:34,823 | 1,632 |
| Canada | 2,830 | 1:13,020 | 1,928 |
| Australia | 1,897 | 1:14,231 | 2,021 |
| Ivory Coast | 1,370 | 1:16,840 | 1,305 |
| Vietnam | 1,009 | 1:91,820 | 691 |
| Macau | 936 | 1:643 | 126 |
| Malaysia | 805 | 1:36,639 | 3,047 |
| Brazil | 656 | 1:326,333 | 12,569 |
| England | 542 | 1:102,801 | 10,809 |
| France | 537 | 1:123,692 | 18,779 |
| Cambodia | 476 | 1:32,536 | 1,569 |
| Mexico | 470 | 1:264,098 | 6,326 |
| New Zealand | 429 | 1:10,556 | 1,838 |
| United Arab Emirates | 399 | 1:22,963 | 2,616 |
| Suriname | 352 | 1:1,570 | 157 |
| Iran | 334 | 1:229,888 | 17,823 |
| Italy | 330 | 1:185,323 | 27,408 |
| Japan | 320 | 1:399,513 | 12,871 |
| Sweden | 293 | 1:33,607 | 2,733 |
| Samoa | 284 | 1:682 | 204 |
| Egypt | 275 | 1:334,312 | 21,412 |
| Ecuador | 255 | 1:62,376 | 5,155 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| India | 232 | 1:3,306,316 | 95,935 |
| Hungary | 212 | 1:46,303 | 4,941 |
| Netherlands | 211 | 1:80,034 | 13,457 |
| Germany | 193 | 1:417,127 | 37,973 |
| Austria | 178 | 1:47,840 | 7,627 |
| Indonesia | 125 | 1:1,057,994 | 76,813 |
| Slovenia | 125 | 1:19,901 | 4,496 |
| Dominican Republic | 123 | 1:84,821 | 3,815 |
| Belgium | 115 | 1:99,971 | 15,234 |
| Greece | 111 | 1:99,818 | 16,778 |
| Chile | 95 | 1:185,437 | 5,992 |
| South Africa | 87 | 1:622,732 | 46,743 |
| Portugal | 85 | 1:122,568 | 5,627 |
| Norway | 78 | 1:65,927 | 9,320 |
| Belize | 52 | 1:6,836 | 1,060 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Switzerland | 48 | 1:171,102 | 15,661 |
| Panama | 44 | 1:88,915 | 3,543 |
| Finland | 38 | 1:144,650 | 13,416 |
| Philippines | 38 | 1:2,664,164 | 134,326 |
| Qatar | 37 | 1:63,730 | 6,585 |
| Ethiopia | 36 | 1:2,709,618 | 8,935 |
| Denmark | 34 | 1:166,021 | 14,242 |
| Cameroon | 32 | 1:649,033 | 48,340 |
| Ireland | 28 | 1:168,176 | 7,397 |
| Jamaica | 24 | 1:119,581 | 4,532 |
| Scotland | 23 | 1:232,775 | 11,829 |
| Russia | 20 | 1:7,206,153 | 275,629 |
| American Samoa | 19 | 1:2,935 | 631 |
| Mongolia | 19 | 1:148,699 | 8,761 |
| Venezuela | 18 | 1:1,678,004 | 21,578 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:171,918 | 11,581 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| Yemen | 14 | 1:1,887,521 | 12,953 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Senegal | 12 | 1:1,214,945 | 3,496 |
| Ukraine | 12 | 1:3,793,558 | 197,857 |
| Argentina | 11 | 1:3,885,765 | 145,016 |
| Slovakia | 11 | 1:485,132 | 57,527 |
| Colombia | 9 | 1:5,308,230 | 18,838 |
| Costa Rica | 9 | 1:531,119 | 4,381 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Peru | 8 | 1:3,973,015 | 32,693 |
| Guyana | 7 | 1:108,889 | 7,175 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 6 | 1:9,097 | 939 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 6 | 1:227,329 | 10,175 |
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Honduras | 5 | 1:1,763,288 | 5,823 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Central African Republic | 4 | 1:1,128,848 | 387 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Tonga | 4 | 1:26,828 | 461 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28 | 1:1,793,524 | 92,026 |
The alternate forms: Yé (24), Yè (3) & Yê (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.
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Average Ye Salary in
United States
$47,111 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻱ, Hindi: ये, Marathi: ये, Russian: Йе, Tibetan: ཡིད་) occurs most in China. It may also appear as: Yé, Yè or Yê. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ye? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 82nd most widely held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 995 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Ye live; 98 percent live in East Asia and 98 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 3,145th most widespread first name globally, held by 332,054 people.
The last name Ye is most commonly held in China, where it is borne by 6,901,289 people, or 1 in 198. Excluding China this surname is found in 132 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 3 percent reside and Myanmar, where 1 percent reside.
Ye Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Ye has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ye surname expanded 33,439 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 54,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ye Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Ye last name are 16.13% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 69.36% 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yé | 83 | 24 | / |
| Yè | 83 | 3 | / |
| Yê | 83 | 2 | / |
| Aye | 80 | 936,658 | / |
| Yee | 80 | 189,056 | / |
| Yeh | 80 | 28,911 | / |
| Oye | 80 | 18,812 | / |
| Yes | 80 | 17,931 | / |
| Eye | 80 | 13,588 | / |
| Hye | 80 | 9,097 | / |
| Yet | 80 | 7,321 | / |
| Yoe | 80 | 6,817 | / |
| Yep | 80 | 3,053 | / |
| Iye | 80 | 3,024 | / |
| Yer | 80 | 2,913 | / |
| Uye | 80 | 2,519 | / |
| Yea | 80 | 1,832 | / |
| Yie | 80 | 1,227 | / |
| Yed | 80 | 1,001 | / |
| Øye | 80 | 979 | / |
| Üye | 80 | 871 | / |
| Yey | 80 | 813 | / |
| Yez | 80 | 724 | / |
| Jye | 80 | 362 | / |
| Yeğ | 80 | 105 | / |
| Yhe | 80 | 30 | / |
| Yye | 80 | 20 | / |
| Yeï | 80 | 19 | / |
| Yej | 80 | 6 | / |
| Yje | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ãye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yeî | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gaye | 67 | 197,727 | / |
| Ayed | 67 | 80,126 | / |
| Ayeh | 67 | 17,262 | / |
| Eyes | 67 | 15,413 | / |
| E | 67 | 14,808 | / |
| Haye | 67 | 14,532 | / |
| Oyet | 67 | 13,722 | / |
| Yesh | 67 | 5,976 | / |
| Ayet | 67 | 4,232 | / |
| Hyer | 67 | 4,097 | / |
| Hoye | 67 | 4,034 | / |
| Oyie | 67 | 3,811 | / |
| Ayez | 67 | 3,447 | / |
| Iyeh | 67 | 2,549 | / |
| Ayes | 67 | 2,448 | / |
| Heye | 67 | 2,138 | / |
| Ayee | 67 | 1,909 | / |
| Goye | 67 | 1,636 | / |
| Uyeh | 67 | 1,532 | / |
| Geye | 67 | 1,390 | / |
| Huye | 67 | 879 | / |
| Eyeh | 67 | 836 | / |
| Oyee | 67 | 773 | / |
| Oyeh | 67 | 637 | / |
| Aaye | 67 | 616 | / |
| Yett | 67 | 570 | / |
| Aiye | 67 | 537 | / |
| Yiye | 67 | 506 | / |
| Eyet | 67 | 500 | / |
| Yess | 67 | 498 | / |
| Eyee | 67 | 482 | / |
| Ouye | 67 | 399 | / |
| Ayep | 67 | 376 | / |
| Ayie | 67 | 364 | / |
| Giye | 67 | 352 | / |
| Oyes | 67 | 317 | / |
| Oiye | 67 | 305 | / |
| Høye | 67 | 302 | / |
| Yhea | 67 | 291 | / |
| Hyet | 67 | 260 | / |
| Yiğe | 67 | 250 | / |
| Ahye | 67 | 240 | / |
| Yieu | 67 | 230 | / |
| Yieh | 67 | 228 | / |
| Eyie | 67 | 222 | / |
| Yerr | 67 | 213 | / |
| Ajye | 67 | 183 | / |
| Ooye | 67 | 182 | / |
| Yoae | 67 | 172 | / |
| Eyed | 67 | 162 | / |
| Yhee | 67 | 135 | / |
| Ohye | 67 | 114 | / |
| Eyep | 67 | 111 | / |
| Oyye | 67 | 85 | / |
| Yier | 67 | 84 | / |
| Iyed | 67 | 83 | / |
| Oyez | 67 | 80 | / |
| Iyee | 67 | 76 | / |
| Eiye | 67 | 69 | / |
| Yest | 67 | 64 | / |
| Ayye | 67 | 60 | / |
| Uyie | 67 | 60 | / |
| Iyae | 67 | 58 | / |
| Oyed | 67 | 56 | / |
| Hiye | 67 | 52 | / |
| Iyet | 67 | 49 | / |
| Yets | 67 | 48 | / |
| Iyes | 67 | 44 | / |
| Yeuh | 67 | 39 | / |
| Yepp | 67 | 37 | / |
| Hyee | 67 | 37 | / |
| Yoey | 67 | 36 | / |
| Iyep | 67 | 35 | / |
| Uyet | 67 | 33 | / |
| Yihe | 67 | 33 | / |
| Yech | 67 | 32 | / |
| Yaie | 67 | 31 | / |
| Ygge | 67 | 31 | / |
| Yoye | 67 | 30 | / |
| Hyes | 67 | 28 | / |
| Jyed | 67 | 27 | / |
| Oyep | 67 | 26 | / |
| Yoje | 67 | 25 | / |
| Iyoe | 67 | 22 | / |
| Auye | 67 | 21 | / |
| Yoie | 67 | 20 | / |
| Hyeh | 67 | 19 | / |
| Yhei | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ehye | 67 | 17 | / |
| Yiey | 67 | 16 | / |
| Eyje | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ieye | 67 | 15 | / |
| Yaee | 67 | 15 | / |
| Uyee | 67 | 15 | / |
| Yuee | 67 | 13 | / |
| Jyer | 67 | 12 | / |
| Yedd | 67 | 12 | / |
| Yiep | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ihye | 67 | 12 | / |
| Yaei | 67 | 11 | / |
| Yies | 67 | 11 | / |
| Yaey | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hyed | 67 | 10 | / |
| Yoei | 67 | 10 | / |
| Uyes | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yiee | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yeie | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hyep | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yoea | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yiet | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yoee | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yesd | 67 | 6 | / |
| Eyez | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ayhe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hyea | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yjes | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yher | 67 | 5 | / |
| Eyye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jyet | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ioye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ojye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Iyez | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jyez | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yhey | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jyes | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jyee | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oyhe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yesp | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hjye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yejj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jyey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Øyer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Euye | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yhje | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yeyp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yesz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yjet | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yejh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yejz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hyey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eyhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yhye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yiei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yyed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yerh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eeye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uyhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ejye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uyed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yedh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yehï | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eïye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aïye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uoye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uyje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yyae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yyee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yyeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yyhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yehp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yeds | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yepf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yeph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yetd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yiea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yied | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yiej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yhet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yhez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yhhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yhie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yezs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yezt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ygie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yjeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yjhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jyep | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jyhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hyye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yhes | 67 | 0 | / |
| Yuie | 67 | 0 | / |
Ye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻱ | y | - |
| Ye in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཡིད་ | yi | - |
| Ye in the Hindi language | ||
| ये | ye | - |
| Ye in the Marathi language | ||
| ये | ye | - |
| Ye in the Russian language | ||
| Йе | je | - |
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