Yewen Surname

341,074th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,077 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Yewen Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Jevan'; v. Jevon.

Yevan de Yhtefelt, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Heine fil. Yevan, Salop.

Yewen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia9281:142,51014,083
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
England251:2,228,72284,230
Taiwan191:1,233,9348,385
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
China51:273,464,31313,838
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England471:518,62527,981
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Yewen (278) may also be a first name.

Yewen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Jevan'; v. Jevon.

Yevan de Yhtefelt, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Heine fil. Yevan, Salop.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

For Ewen, Ewan, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Yewen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yewen occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yewen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yewen is the 341,074th most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,766,524 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 90 percent of Yewen are found; 88 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 88 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Yewen is also the 532,586th most commonly occurring forename at a global level, borne by 278 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 928 people, or 1 in 142,510. In Indonesia Yewen is most numerous in: West Papua, where 95 percent live and Papua, where 5 percent live. Excluding Indonesia it occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 3 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Yewen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Yewen has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Yewen surname decreased 47 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yewen Last Name Statistics demography

Yewen earn significantly more than the average income. In Canada they earn 33.06% more than the national average, earning $66,109 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yeweng9117/
Yewhen911/
Yewn891/
Yewhene833/
Yeben8046/
Ewuen809/
Jewen807/
Iywen806/
Yewin801/
Yewem801/
Yeuen800/
Jiewen7321/
Yewuin7321/
Jewenk7310/
Yebeen731/
Gehwen731/
Ehiwen731/
Yewhin731/
Jeween731/
Ewwn673/
Hyebeen671/
Ehwn671/
Yiewhin671/
Jeyswen671/
Yevn671/

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