Yee Surname

2,977th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 189,056 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Myanmar
Highest density in:
Myanmar

Yee Surname Definition:

(Chinese) First person singular pronoun, I.

Yee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Myanmar98,3971:52884
Malaysia30,4621:968134
United States30,4351:11,9091,477
Philippines5,7741:17,5332,046
Canada5,4071:6,8141,003
Singapore3,7921:1,452174
Mexico2,1201:58,5502,826
Thailand2,0211:34,9523,641
Australia1,6781:16,0882,272
Fiji1,6341:54757
Hong Kong1,5181:4,832234
New Zealand9751:4,644741
Brunei7351:570105
England4921:113,24811,628
Jamaica4781:6,004755
China4301:3,179,818388
Panama3121:12,5391,028
Mauritius2441:5,3011,072
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
United Arab Emirates1571:58,3585,656
Taiwan1531:153,2341,365
Brazil1501:1,427,16248,115
Qatar1061:22,2452,387
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Venezuela931:324,7757,266
Japan681:1,880,06327,024
Dominican Republic621:168,2736,481
Ivory Coast621:372,11713,068
France591:1,125,809120,603
South Korea571:898,952299
Cameroon561:370,87632,690
Netherlands561:301,55735,980
Liberia541:81,6406,796
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Costa Rica461:103,9151,734
Trinidad and Tobago441:30,9993,171
French Polynesia431:6,5301,442
Iran391:1,968,78370,616
Colombia351:1,364,97310,441
India321:23,970,793327,222
Indonesia311:4,266,103213,470
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Guam251:6,405908
Ireland241:196,2068,013
Russia221:6,551,048261,263
Ecuador201:795,29213,165
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Aruba181:5,749789
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Solomon Islands151:38,6697,565
Wales141:221,03813,576
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Cuba111:1,047,5206,594
Guatemala101:1,608,2675,853
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Laos91:732,036508
Macau91:66,848400
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Nicaragua61:1,003,5154,885
Norway61:857,04855,549
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Guyana41:190,5559,777
Maldives41:101,0433,565
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Suriname41:138,1547,029
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2531:198,49317,293

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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yeé891/
Yehe861,699/
Yhee86135/
Yeeh86117/
Yeep8682/
Iyee8676/
Hyee8637/
Yeed8624/
Yeer8615/
Yaee8615/
Yeet8614/
Yuee8613/
Yiee869/
Yeie869/
Yeea868/
Yeae867/
Yoee866/
Yeez866/
Yees863/
Jyee863/
Yeeu863/
Yeei862/
Yeey862/
Yeej861/
Yyee861/
Ye807,320,967/
Ayeye751,628/
Ahyee75908/
Oyeye75662/
Eyeye75412/
Eye'e75114/
Uyeye7584/
Aye'e7542/
Auyee7533/
Yiyee7532/
Ayehe7529/
Ye'er7528/
Yejje7526/
Oye'e7521/
Uyehe7516/
Yeyie7513/
Yeeye7513/
Aiyee7512/
Yehey7510/
Iyeeh759/
Ayeei758/
Iyeet757/
Yeeha756/
Iyeep755/
Yehie755/
Eyyee755/
Yejie755/
Ayeey754/
O'Yee754/
Ouyee754/
Oiyee753/
Oyoee753/
Yeije753/
Hyeet753/
Ayyee753/
Aayee752/
Hyeer752/
Ayeie752/
Yheed752/
Yeheh752/
Eeyee752/
Ayoee752/
Yehei752/
Oyeee752/
Oyiee752/
Oyehe752/
Oyaee751/
Yeaer751/
Yieez751/
Yeehd751/
Yeets751/
Yeiej751/
Yejge751/
Yoyee751/
Iyees751/
Iyehe751/
Yeiei751/
Hyyee751/
Jiyee751/
Ye'ei751/
Yeead751/
Yeech751/
Yeehe751/
Yehep751/
Yiehe751/
Yheei751/
Giyee751/
D'Yee751/
Yeesr751/
Iyeea751/
Yeeea751/
Yeeah751/
Yeeht751/
Yeeit751/
Yeeth751/
Yehed751/
Yehet751/
Yheae751/
Yhehe751/
Jhyee751/
Hiyee750/
Aye67936,658/
Gee6771,972/
Jee6740,984/
Yeh6728,911/
Oye6718,812/
Yes6717,931/
Eye6713,588/
Hye679,097/
Yet677,321/
Yoe676,817/
Aee673,489/
Yep673,053/
Yer672,913/
Uye672,519/
Yea671,832/
Yie671,227/
Ehe671,135/
Yed671,001/
Øye67979/
Yei67969/
Eie67878/
Yey67813/
Yez67724/
Jye67362/
Eue67332/
Hayeei67222/
Eeh67199/
Wanyee67156/
Eae67131/
Yeğ67105/
Ahayee6776/
Iee6775/
Eey6755/
Yhe6730/
Gehyee6729/
Eee6727/
Eei6724/
Oee6723/
Ehayee6722/
Yeï6719/
E'E6715/
Uee6713/
Ehyaee6712/
Jaiyee6711/
Eej6710/
Haiyee679/
Yejjer679/
Gooyee678/
Yej676/
Oyeije676/
Hayyee676/
Yje676/
Hiyeje674/
Oyeyhe674/
Yheaee674/
Yyeehh674/
Geayee673/
Huiyee673/
Hayaee672/
Heyehe672/
Yaheei672/
Yheeai672/
Hayeye671/
Hoiyee671/
Ayijee671/
Giyaee671/
Aayeer671/
Yoyehe671/
Eyieep671/
Ayieer671/
Hayiee671/
Oyeeyo671/
Yehehe671/
Yehgeh671/
Yehiei671/
Yieyie671/
Yeî671/
Eyjees671/
Eyeije671/
Yehaes671/
Yeheys671/
Youhee671/
Yohyee671/
Yeyhea671/
Aiyeee671/
Gayiee671/
Hauyee671/
Hahyee671/
Hajyee671/
Hayeey671/
Yeahey670/
Auyhee670/

Yee Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yee in the Russian language
Йееjee-

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