Yenew Surname

90,188th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Yenew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yenew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia5,3121:18,3632,443
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Yenew (3,244) may also be a first name.

Yenew Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yenew is found most frequently in Ethiopia. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Yenew click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yenew? popularity and diffusion

It is the 90,188th most frequently occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,370,870 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yenew are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 125,823rd most frequently occurring forename at a global level, held by 3,244 people.

The surname Yenew is most widely held in Ethiopia, where it is held by 5,312 people, or 1 in 18,363. Other than Ethiopia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent live and Egypt, where 0 percent live.

Yenew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Yenew has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Yenew surname increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yenew Last Name Statistics demography

Yenew earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.33% less than the national average, earning $27,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yeniew9149/
Yhenew911/
Yehnew911/
Yihenew834,990/
Ennew80249/
Yeneb8022/
Eneaw804/
Ienew801/
Eneyw801/
Yihienew771/
Yeniev73130/
Yengev7317/
Jengew739/
Jenewe731/
Yenefe731/
Enev672,770/
Enef6764/
Jeynews671/

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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 Yenew
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