Yewe Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Yewe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yewe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Cameroon591:352,01831,532
Ivory Coast241:961,30123,927
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

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

Yewe is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yewe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,369,340th most commonly held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 45,264,260 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 82 percent of Yewe reside; 43 percent reside in Central Africa and 39 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most common first name internationally. It is borne by 51 people.

It is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 62 people, or 1 in 1,191,606. Excluding The DR Congo this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 37 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yewei8948/
Yeswe8934/
Yeweh8919/
Yewey8912/
Yehwe892/
Yeywe891/
Yew8619,851/
Yehweh807/
Uyiewe801/
Oiyewe801/
Yewher801/
Yoewee801/
Yewett800/
Yebe752,614/
Yewa751,164/
Yewi75470/
Yiew75246/
Jewe75148/
Yeve7531/
Yeue7513/
Yewy753/
Iewe753/
Ejwe753/
Iywe752/
Yewh751/
Ewej751/
Yhew751/
Yewá751/
Yywe751/
Yejw751/
Yeyw751/
Yebei67945/
Ehiwe67758/
Yeves67295/
Yeoue67243/
Geweh67196/
Yesue67105/
Jewei6755/
Jehwe6747/
Yever6742/
Yevei6737/
Jeweh6732/
Yewai6724/
Yewoi6719/
Jewie6719/
Yevez6711/
Yebee6710/
Gewwe679/
Yewis678/
Yevge674/
Iyweu674/
Yebhe673/
Yiewa673/
Ihewe673/
Eweih672/
Jeewe672/
Yevie672/
Ewueh672/
Yevet672/
Ehewe672/
Aiyew672/
Hyebe671/
Oyiew671/
Yebea671/
Yewaa671/
Yiebe671/
Yewii671/
Jewee671/
Jeweu671/
Hyeve671/
Geéwe671/
Yebey671/
Jewej671/
Ijewe671/
Yheve671/
Yaeew671/
Jeiwe671/
Ewwge671/
Eweah671/
Jewey670/

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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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