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

The surname Yej (Hindi: येज) is more commonly found in Thailand than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yej? popularity and diffusion

Yej is the 7,593,402nd most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Yej is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Yej live; 83 percent live in Southeast Asia and 67 percent live in Tai-Asia. Yej is also the 2,694,839th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 17 people.

This last name is most common in Thailand, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 17,659,586. In Thailand Yej is most frequent in: Bangkok, where 25 percent live, Chiang Mai Province, where 25 percent live and Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, where 25 percent live. Without taking into account Thailand this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 17 percent live and Malaysia, where 17 percent live.

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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