Yeap Surname

38,562nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,638 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Yeap Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yeap Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia11,5991:2,543384
Singapore5821:9,463505
Thailand4971:142,12922,211
United States2531:1,432,64498,450
Australia2431:111,09312,380
England1251:445,74429,621
Hong Kong841:87,3271,583
Canada711:518,95243,932
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
China281:48,832,9132,633
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Cambodia91:1,720,7946,732
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Wales51:618,90625,852
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
France21:33,211,361423,184
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Macau11:601,6301,582
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Yeap (1,277) may also be a first name.

Yeap Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yeap is borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yeap? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 38,562nd most frequent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 534,356 people. The surname Yeap is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Yeap live; 93 percent live in Southeast Asia and 85 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Yeap is also the 220,641st most commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,277 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Malaysia, where it is carried by 11,599 people, or 1 in 2,543. In Malaysia it is most common in: Penang, where 35 percent live, Selangor, where 23 percent live and Perak, where 13 percent live. Aside from Malaysia this surname occurs in 40 countries. It is also found in Singapore, where 4 percent live and Thailand, where 4 percent live.

Yeap Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yeap surname are 3.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.52% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Yeap earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 24.68% more than the national average, earning $53,797 USD per year and in Canada they earn 50.43% more than the national average, earning $74,738 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yeyap89441/
Yeape894/
Yueap892/
Yeasp891/
Yea861,832/
Yieyap8013/
Yeya752,613/
Yeah752,146/
Yeha751,556/
Ysea751,427/
Yead75546/
Yhea75291/
Yeop75268/
Yeja75141/
Ejap75121/
Iyep7535/
Aeap7531/
Yeas7530/
Yeav7528/
Yeau7523/
Yeat7517/
Yeia7517/
Geap7513/
Jeap7513/
Yeea758/
Yoea757/
Hyea756/
Yeab755/
Yeyp752/
Yeaz752/
Ytea751/
Ycea751/
Yiea751/
Eaap751/
Yehia67128,702/
Yehya6717,454/
Yeats672,848/
Yeast67484/
Yhiea67367/
Yheya67185/
Yheia67155/
Yeiah6784/
Yegia6762/
Yahup6732/
Yehah6727/
Yeyep6727/
Yeash6727/
Aiyap6725/
Yeyah6722/
Yejja6721/
Yayup6719/
Ayeop6716/
Yaoop6716/
Jayap6712/
Yeaya6711/
Yayap6710/
Yehai6710/
Yseas679/
Yehat679/
Yajop678/
Yejia678/
Jeaps677/
Iseap677/
Yeaay676/
Hyeat676/
Yeadt675/
Yehay675/
Ejjap674/
Yayep674/
Ejahp674/
Yeyha674/
Yehga673/
Yehja672/
Yajap672/
Yeatt672/
Yeach672/
Hieap672/
Joyep672/
Ayyap672/
Aiyea672/
Yeyas672/
Yoyap672/
Yeuha672/
Yeadh672/
Uyeop672/
Giyep671/
Jeaep671/
Jiyea671/
Eaape671/
Ejaph671/
Eteap671/
Aycea671/
Gejap671/
Yeahs671/
Yeyaz671/
Yitea671/
Yeaud671/
Yeaux671/
Yoyep671/
Aysea671/
Eayea671/
Yieah671/
Jiyap671/
Juyap671/
Jyajp671/
Yuyap671/
Yssea671/
Yceaz671/
Yeead671/
Yeope671/
Yeija671/
Ejaap671/
Ajyea671/
Ayeab671/
Iyhea671/
Yayop671/
Yeeea671/
Oytea671/
Yeeah671/
Yeazz671/
Yheae671/
Yajea671/
Yajip671/
Eahap671/
Eeaph671/
Ayeaj671/
Jehap671/
Hyeop671/
Hyeja671/

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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 Yeap
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