Yej Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Yej Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yej Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Yej (17) may also be a first name.

Yej Last Name Facts

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

Yej (Hindi: येज) is most common in Thailand. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Yej.

How Common Is The Last Name Yej? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Yej occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Yej reside; 83 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 67 percent reside in Tai-Asia. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 17 people.

The surname Yej is most commonly held in Thailand, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 17,659,586. In Thailand Yej is primarily found in: Bangkok, where 25 percent are found, Chiang Mai Province, where 25 percent are found and Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, where 25 percent are found. Excluding Thailand Yej is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 17 percent are found and Malaysia, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yeji86230/
Oyej86184/
Yeja86141/
Yeje86130/
Yejo8620/
Ayej862/
Yejj862/
Yeoj862/
Yjej862/
Yejh862/
Yejz862/
Yeej861/
Yejy861/
Yiej861/
Iyej861/
Ye807,320,967/
Ej802,166/
Yj80445/
Hayej758/
Hjyej757/
Yejie755/
Yeije753/
Yejeh753/
Yehja752/
Ayejh752/
Ayaej751/
Yehji751/
Yejoh751/
Yiejo751/
Goyej751/
Ayeaj751/
Hyeja751/
Hyeji751/
Hyyej751/
Aye67936,658/
Yee67189,056/
Yeh6728,911/
Oye6718,812/
Yes6717,931/
Eje6715,484/
Eye6713,588/
Hye679,097/
Eja677,407/
Yet677,321/
Yoe676,817/
Eji673,570/
Yep673,053/
Iye673,024/
Yer672,913/
Uye672,519/
Yea671,832/
Yie671,227/
Yed671,001/
Yejova67990/
Øye67979/
Yei67969/
Yey67813/
Yez67724/
Gej67612/
Jye67362/
Ejo67259/
Yaj67258/
Yec67123/
Yeğ67105/
Yejaya6769/
Yex6761/
Yoj6751/
Yhe6730/
Yuj6728/
Yye6720/
Yeï6719/
Yjh6712/
Eaj6710/
Eej6710/
Yjt6710/
Aiyejo679/
Jyj679/
Yhj679/
Yjp679/
Jej678/
Euj678/
Yij676/
Oyeije676/
Eoj676/
Ejy676/
Yjc676/
Yje676/
Yjx676/
Ejj675/
Yjj675/
Ehj675/
Iyj675/
Yyj675/
Aej675/
Oej675/
Oyoeja674/
Hiyeje674/
Hyj674/
Yjs674/
Yjz674/
Hyejoo673/
Ejh673/
Yejaja672/
Yehjah671/
Oyieje671/
Oyeaje671/
Yeé671/
Yeî671/
Eyeije671/
Yejedd671/
Uej671/
Yjd671/
Iej671/

Yej Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yej in the Hindi language
येजyeja-

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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 Yej
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