Yewe Surname
Approximately 161 people bear this surname
Yewe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Cameroon | 59 | 1:352,018 | 31,532 |
| Ivory Coast | 24 | 1:961,301 | 23,927 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Yewe (51) may also be a first name.
Yewe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yewe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yewe is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yewe? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,369,340th most commonly held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 45,264,260 people. The surname Yewe occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Yewe live; 43 percent live in Central Africa and 39 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Yewe is also the 1,396,783rd most widely held forename world-wide. It is borne by 51 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 1,191,606. Barring The DR Congo this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 37 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 15 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yewei | 89 | 48 | / |
| Yeswe | 89 | 34 | / |
| Yeweh | 89 | 19 | / |
| Yewey | 89 | 12 | / |
| Yehwe | 89 | 2 | / |
| Yeywe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Yew | 86 | 19,851 | / |
| Yehweh | 80 | 7 | / |
| Uyiewe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oiyewe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yewher | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yoewee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yewett | 80 | 0 | / |
| Yebe | 75 | 2,614 | / |
| Yewa | 75 | 1,164 | / |
| Yewi | 75 | 470 | / |
| Yiew | 75 | 246 | / |
| Jewe | 75 | 148 | / |
| Yeve | 75 | 31 | / |
| Yeue | 75 | 13 | / |
| Yewy | 75 | 3 | / |
| Iewe | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ejwe | 75 | 3 | / |
| Iywe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Yewh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ewej | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yhew | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yewá | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yywe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yejw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yeyw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yebei | 67 | 945 | / |
| Ehiwe | 67 | 758 | / |
| Yeves | 67 | 295 | / |
| Yeoue | 67 | 243 | / |
| Geweh | 67 | 196 | / |
| Yesue | 67 | 105 | / |
| Jewei | 67 | 55 | / |
| Jehwe | 67 | 47 | / |
| Yever | 67 | 42 | / |
| Yevei | 67 | 37 | / |
| Jeweh | 67 | 32 | / |
| Yewai | 67 | 24 | / |
| Yewoi | 67 | 19 | / |
| Jewie | 67 | 19 | / |
| Yevez | 67 | 11 | / |
| Yebee | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gewwe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yewis | 67 | 8 | / |
| Yevge | 67 | 4 | / |
| Iyweu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yebhe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yiewa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ihewe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eweih | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jeewe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yevie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ewueh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yevet | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ehewe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aiyew | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hyebe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyiew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yebea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yewaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yiebe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yewii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jewee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hyeve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geéwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yebey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jewej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ijewe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yheve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaeew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeiwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewwge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eweah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jewey | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Yewe
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