Yewei Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Yewei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yewei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan271:868,3246,112
China91:151,924,6187,954
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Yewei (256) may also be a first name.

Yewei Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yewei is most common in Taiwan. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yewei? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,808,717th most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 77 percent of Yewei live; 75 percent live in East Asia and 75 percent live in Sino-East Asia. Yewei is also the 556,659th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 256 people.

This last name is most frequent in Taiwan, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 868,324. In Taiwan Yewei is most frequent in: Kaohsiung City, where 26 percent live, Taoyuan City, where 26 percent live and Taichung City, where 22 percent live. Barring Taiwan this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in China, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Yewei Last Name Statistics demography

Yewei earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.55% less than the national average, earning $36,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Yewi89470/
Yewe89161/
Yewegie831/
Yebei80945/
Jewei8055/
Yevei8037/
Yeswe8034/
Yewai8024/
Yeweh8019/
Yewoi8019/
Eweyi8017/
Yewey8012/
Yewis808/
Yehwe802/
Eweih802/
Yewii801/
Eweia801/
Yeywe801/
Yewitt7331/
Jiewei7316/
Yewoyi7311/
Yehweh737/
Yewuye733/
Yewiya732/
Yewaji732/
Oiyewe731/
Yechwi731/
Yewhui731/
Yeswhi731/
Uyiewe731/
Aywoei731/
Yoewee731/
Yewher731/
Yewoio731/
Yoewoe731/
Ehweij731/
Jeweji731/
Yoewai731/
Yewett730/
Yebe672,614/
Yebi671,199/
Yewa671,164/
Yevi671,005/
Jewe67148/
Evei6769/
Jewi6737/
Yeve6731/
Ewii6731/
Yeue6713/
Jeweitt674/
Ejwe673/
Ewwi673/
Iewe673/
Yewy673/
Iywe672/
Yeui672/
Ewej671/
Ewgi671/
Yjwi671/
Yywe671/
Iewi671/
Yewogie671/
Yeswoit671/
Yewá671/
Ewiy671/
Aiyebei671/

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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 Yewei
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