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 found most in Taiwan. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yewei? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yewei is the 2,808,717th most widespread last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 151,823,873 people. It occurs predominantly 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 commonly used given name world-wide. It is borne by 256 people.

The last name Yewei is most frequently occurring in Taiwan, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 868,324. In Taiwan it is primarily found in: Kaohsiung City, where 26 percent are found, Taoyuan City, where 26 percent are found and Taichung City, where 22 percent are found. Apart from Taiwan this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in China, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

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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Yewegie831/
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Jewei8055/
Yevei8037/
Yeswe8034/
Yewai8024/
Yeweh8019/
Yewoi8019/
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Yewey8012/
Yewis808/
Yehwe802/
Eweih802/
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Eweia801/
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Yewitt7331/
Jiewei7316/
Yewoyi7311/
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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/
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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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