Yew Surname

27,058th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,851 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia15,4471:1,909290
Singapore1,8451:2,985256
Thailand5981:118,12417,599
United States4851:747,33858,424
Canada2791:132,06313,716
Australia2671:101,10711,415
Brunei1851:2,263408
Hong Kong1551:47,326847
United Arab Emirates1331:68,8896,446
England1211:460,48030,233
China691:19,816,2551,104
New Zealand371:122,38715,192
Mauritius341:38,0427,089
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Philippines211:4,820,868168,058
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
South Korea131:3,941,558724
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
India101:76,706,538639,611
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Cambodia51:3,097,4298,690
Wales51:618,90625,852
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
France31:22,140,907385,998
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Macau31:200,543803
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States791:635,68042,122

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yiew86246/
Yewe86161/
Yeyw861/
Yewh861/
Yejw861/
Yeww861/
Yhew861/
Aiyew752/
Yehwe752/
Yaeew751/
Yeywe751/
Oyiew751/
Jew672,171/
Yeb67652/
Yev67512/
Yef6793/
Iew6722/
Yjw6711/
Ehw679/
Ejw679/
Evw679/
Yyw678/
Iyw677/
Eww672/
Yojiew671/
Uyiewe671/
Yevowa671/
Hajyew671/
Oiyewe671/
Gaiyew671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yew
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