Yee Surname
Approximately 189,056 people bear this surname
Yee Surname Definition:
(Chinese) First person singular pronoun, I.
Yee Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myanmar | 98,397 | 1:528 | 84 |
| Malaysia | 30,462 | 1:968 | 134 |
| United States | 30,435 | 1:11,909 | 1,477 |
| Philippines | 5,774 | 1:17,533 | 2,046 |
| Canada | 5,407 | 1:6,814 | 1,003 |
| Singapore | 3,792 | 1:1,452 | 174 |
| Mexico | 2,120 | 1:58,550 | 2,826 |
| Thailand | 2,021 | 1:34,952 | 3,641 |
| Australia | 1,678 | 1:16,088 | 2,272 |
| Fiji | 1,634 | 1:547 | 57 |
| Hong Kong | 1,518 | 1:4,832 | 234 |
| New Zealand | 975 | 1:4,644 | 741 |
| Brunei | 735 | 1:570 | 105 |
| England | 492 | 1:113,248 | 11,628 |
| Jamaica | 478 | 1:6,004 | 755 |
| China | 430 | 1:3,179,818 | 388 |
| Panama | 312 | 1:12,539 | 1,028 |
| Mauritius | 244 | 1:5,301 | 1,072 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| United Arab Emirates | 157 | 1:58,358 | 5,656 |
| Taiwan | 153 | 1:153,234 | 1,365 |
| Brazil | 150 | 1:1,427,162 | 48,115 |
| Qatar | 106 | 1:22,245 | 2,387 |
| DR Congo | 103 | 1:717,277 | 51,618 |
| Venezuela | 93 | 1:324,775 | 7,266 |
| Japan | 68 | 1:1,880,063 | 27,024 |
| Dominican Republic | 62 | 1:168,273 | 6,481 |
| Ivory Coast | 62 | 1:372,117 | 13,068 |
| France | 59 | 1:1,125,809 | 120,603 |
| South Korea | 57 | 1:898,952 | 299 |
| Cameroon | 56 | 1:370,876 | 32,690 |
| Netherlands | 56 | 1:301,557 | 35,980 |
| Liberia | 54 | 1:81,640 | 6,796 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Costa Rica | 46 | 1:103,915 | 1,734 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 44 | 1:30,999 | 3,171 |
| French Polynesia | 43 | 1:6,530 | 1,442 |
| Iran | 39 | 1:1,968,783 | 70,616 |
| Colombia | 35 | 1:1,364,973 | 10,441 |
| India | 32 | 1:23,970,793 | 327,222 |
| Indonesia | 31 | 1:4,266,103 | 213,470 |
| South Africa | 28 | 1:1,934,918 | 88,980 |
| Guam | 25 | 1:6,405 | 908 |
| Ireland | 24 | 1:196,206 | 8,013 |
| Russia | 22 | 1:6,551,048 | 261,263 |
| Ecuador | 20 | 1:795,292 | 13,165 |
| Sweden | 20 | 1:492,338 | 35,486 |
| Aruba | 18 | 1:5,749 | 789 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Solomon Islands | 15 | 1:38,669 | 7,565 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:221,038 | 13,576 |
| Northern Ireland | 13 | 1:141,926 | 7,751 |
| Cuba | 11 | 1:1,047,520 | 6,594 |
| Guatemala | 10 | 1:1,608,267 | 5,853 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Laos | 9 | 1:732,036 | 508 |
| Macau | 9 | 1:66,848 | 400 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Nicaragua | 6 | 1:1,003,515 | 4,885 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Guyana | 4 | 1:190,555 | 9,777 |
| Maldives | 4 | 1:101,043 | 3,565 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 4 | 1:27,594 | 3,273 |
| Cambodia | 3 | 1:5,162,382 | 10,688 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 1:2,412,249 | 13,111 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 253 | 1:198,493 | 17,293 |
The alternate forms: Yeé (1) are calculated separately.
Yee (194,606) may also be a first name.
Yee Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Chinese) First person singular pronoun, I.
Yee Demographics
Average Male Yee Height
172.92 cm
Average Female Yee Height
160.9 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Yee Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yee Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yee (Russian: Йее) occurs more in Myanmar more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Yeé. For other potential spellings of Yee click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yee? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,977th most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 38,547 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 76 percent of Yee live; 52 percent live in South Asia and 52 percent live in Burmo-Asia. Yee is also the 5,383rd most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 194,606 people.
Yee is most numerous in Myanmar, where it is held by 98,397 people, or 1 in 528. Beside Myanmar this surname occurs in 107 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 16 percent live.
Yee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Yee has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Yee surname rose 12,030 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 49,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Yee Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Yee surname are 22.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 76.22% being registered with the political party.
The amount Yee earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 6.05% more than the national average, earning 367,018 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 73.8% less than the national average, earning R 62,268 per year; in Colombia they earn 1.65% more than the national average, earning $23,076,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 19.54% more than the national average, earning $51,581 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.61% more than the national average, earning $55,948 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yeé | 89 | 1 | / |
| Yehe | 86 | 1,699 | / |
| Yhee | 86 | 135 | / |
| Yeeh | 86 | 117 | / |
| Yeep | 86 | 82 | / |
| Iyee | 86 | 76 | / |
| Hyee | 86 | 37 | / |
| Yeed | 86 | 24 | / |
| Yeer | 86 | 15 | / |
| Yaee | 86 | 15 | / |
| Yeet | 86 | 14 | / |
| Yuee | 86 | 13 | / |
| Yiee | 86 | 9 | / |
| Yeie | 86 | 9 | / |
| Yeea | 86 | 8 | / |
| Yeae | 86 | 7 | / |
| Yoee | 86 | 6 | / |
| Yeez | 86 | 6 | / |
| Yees | 86 | 3 | / |
| Jyee | 86 | 3 | / |
| Yeeu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Yeei | 86 | 2 | / |
| Yeey | 86 | 2 | / |
| Yeej | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yyee | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ye | 80 | 7,320,967 | / |
| Ayeye | 75 | 1,628 | / |
| Ahyee | 75 | 908 | / |
| Oyeye | 75 | 662 | / |
| Eyeye | 75 | 412 | / |
| Eye'e | 75 | 114 | / |
| Uyeye | 75 | 84 | / |
| Aye'e | 75 | 42 | / |
| Auyee | 75 | 33 | / |
| Yiyee | 75 | 32 | / |
| Ayehe | 75 | 29 | / |
| Ye'er | 75 | 28 | / |
| Yejje | 75 | 26 | / |
| Oye'e | 75 | 21 | / |
| Uyehe | 75 | 16 | / |
| Yeyie | 75 | 13 | / |
| Yeeye | 75 | 13 | / |
| Aiyee | 75 | 12 | / |
| Yehey | 75 | 10 | / |
| Iyeeh | 75 | 9 | / |
| Ayeei | 75 | 8 | / |
| Iyeet | 75 | 7 | / |
| Yeeha | 75 | 6 | / |
| Iyeep | 75 | 5 | / |
| Yehie | 75 | 5 | / |
| Eyyee | 75 | 5 | / |
| Yejie | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ayeey | 75 | 4 | / |
| O'Yee | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ouyee | 75 | 4 | / |
| Oiyee | 75 | 3 | / |
| Oyoee | 75 | 3 | / |
| Yeije | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hyeet | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ayyee | 75 | 3 | / |
| Aayee | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hyeer | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ayeie | 75 | 2 | / |
| Yheed | 75 | 2 | / |
| Yeheh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Eeyee | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ayoee | 75 | 2 | / |
| Yehei | 75 | 2 | / |
| Oyeee | 75 | 2 | / |
| Oyiee | 75 | 2 | / |
| Oyehe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Oyaee | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yeaer | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yieez | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yeehd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yeets | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yeiej | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yejge | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yoyee | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iyees | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iyehe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yeiei | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hyyee | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jiyee | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ye'ei | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yeead | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yeech | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yeehe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yehep | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yiehe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yheei | 75 | 1 | / |
| Giyee | 75 | 1 | / |
| D'Yee | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yeesr | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iyeea | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yeeea | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yeeah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yeeht | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yeeit | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yeeth | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yehed | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yehet | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yheae | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yhehe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jhyee | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hiyee | 75 | 0 | / |
| Aye | 67 | 936,658 | / |
| Gee | 67 | 71,972 | / |
| Jee | 67 | 40,984 | / |
| Yeh | 67 | 28,911 | / |
| Oye | 67 | 18,812 | / |
| Yes | 67 | 17,931 | / |
| Eye | 67 | 13,588 | / |
| Hye | 67 | 9,097 | / |
| Yet | 67 | 7,321 | / |
| Yoe | 67 | 6,817 | / |
| Aee | 67 | 3,489 | / |
| Yep | 67 | 3,053 | / |
| Yer | 67 | 2,913 | / |
| Uye | 67 | 2,519 | / |
| Yea | 67 | 1,832 | / |
| Yie | 67 | 1,227 | / |
| Ehe | 67 | 1,135 | / |
| Yed | 67 | 1,001 | / |
| Øye | 67 | 979 | / |
| Yei | 67 | 969 | / |
| Eie | 67 | 878 | / |
| Yey | 67 | 813 | / |
| Yez | 67 | 724 | / |
| Jye | 67 | 362 | / |
| Eue | 67 | 332 | / |
| Hayeei | 67 | 222 | / |
| Eeh | 67 | 199 | / |
| Wanyee | 67 | 156 | / |
| Eae | 67 | 131 | / |
| Yeğ | 67 | 105 | / |
| Ahayee | 67 | 76 | / |
| Iee | 67 | 75 | / |
| Eey | 67 | 55 | / |
| Yhe | 67 | 30 | / |
| Gehyee | 67 | 29 | / |
| Eee | 67 | 27 | / |
| Eei | 67 | 24 | / |
| Oee | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ehayee | 67 | 22 | / |
| Yeï | 67 | 19 | / |
| E'E | 67 | 15 | / |
| Uee | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ehyaee | 67 | 12 | / |
| Jaiyee | 67 | 11 | / |
| Eej | 67 | 10 | / |
| Haiyee | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yejjer | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gooyee | 67 | 8 | / |
| Yej | 67 | 6 | / |
| Oyeije | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hayyee | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yje | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hiyeje | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oyeyhe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yheaee | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yyeehh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Geayee | 67 | 3 | / |
| Huiyee | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hayaee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Heyehe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yaheei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yheeai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hayeye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hoiyee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayijee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giyaee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aayeer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoyehe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyieep | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayieer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hayiee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyeeyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yehehe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yehgeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yehiei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yieyie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yeî | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyjees | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyeije | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yehaes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yeheys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Youhee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yohyee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yeyhea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aiyeee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gayiee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hauyee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hahyee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hajyee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hayeey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yeahey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Auyhee | 67 | 0 | / |
Yee Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yee in the Russian language | ||
| Йее | jee | - |
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