Yew Surname
Approximately 19,851 people bear this surname
Yew Surname Definition:
(English) 1 Dweller by a Yew-Tree [Old English íw] 2 (rarely) a descendant of the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Eówa, Eáwa: v. Yeo3.
Yew Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 15,447 | 1:1,909 | 290 |
| Singapore | 1,845 | 1:2,985 | 256 |
| Thailand | 598 | 1:118,124 | 17,599 |
| United States | 485 | 1:747,338 | 58,424 |
| Canada | 279 | 1:132,063 | 13,716 |
| Australia | 267 | 1:101,107 | 11,415 |
| Brunei | 185 | 1:2,263 | 408 |
| Hong Kong | 155 | 1:47,326 | 847 |
| United Arab Emirates | 133 | 1:68,889 | 6,446 |
| England | 121 | 1:460,480 | 30,233 |
| China | 69 | 1:19,816,255 | 1,104 |
| New Zealand | 37 | 1:122,387 | 15,192 |
| Mauritius | 34 | 1:38,042 | 7,089 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| Philippines | 21 | 1:4,820,868 | 168,058 |
| Indonesia | 18 | 1:7,347,177 | 303,310 |
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
| South Korea | 13 | 1:3,941,558 | 724 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Cambodia | 5 | 1:3,097,429 | 8,690 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Macau | 3 | 1:200,543 | 803 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 16 | 1:1,523,461 | 51,234 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 79 | 1:635,680 | 42,122 |
Yew (40,306) may also be a first name.
Yew Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) 1 Dweller by a Yew-Tree [Old English íw] 2 (rarely) a descendant of the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Eówa, Eáwa: v. Yeo3.
Yew Demographics
Average Male Yew Height
175.21 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Yew Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yew Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yew is most common in Malaysia. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Yew click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yew? popularity and diffusion
Yew is the 27,058th most commonly used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 367,112 people. Yew occurs mostly in Asia, where 93 percent of Yew are found; 91 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 79 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 22,062nd most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 40,306 people.
The surname is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is held by 15,447 people, or 1 in 1,909. In Malaysia Yew is most frequent in: Selangor, where 31 percent reside, Perak, where 14 percent reside and Penang, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Malaysia this last name occurs in 51 countries. It is also common in Singapore, where 9 percent reside and Thailand, where 3 percent reside.
Yew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Yew has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Yew surname rose 614 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 756 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Yew Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Yew are 9.83% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.06% being registered with the political party.
The amount Yew earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.86% less than the national average, earning R 85,884 per year; in United States they earn 10.38% more than the national average, earning $47,629 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.21% less than the national average, earning $45,605 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yiew | 86 | 246 | / |
| Yewe | 86 | 161 | / |
| Yeyw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yewh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yejw | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yeww | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yhew | 86 | 1 | / |
| Aiyew | 75 | 2 | / |
| Yehwe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Yaeew | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yeywe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oyiew | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jew | 67 | 2,171 | / |
| Yeb | 67 | 652 | / |
| Yev | 67 | 512 | / |
| Yef | 67 | 93 | / |
| Iew | 67 | 22 | / |
| Yjw | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ehw | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ejw | 67 | 9 | / |
| Evw | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yyw | 67 | 8 | / |
| Iyw | 67 | 7 | / |
| Eww | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yojiew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uyiewe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yevowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hajyew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oiyewe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gaiyew | 67 | 1 | / |
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