Yewi Surname
Approximately 470 people bear this surname
Yewi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 413 | 1:320,216 | 28,115 |
| Papua New Guinea | 40 | 1:203,843 | 28,184 |
| Mauritania | 14 | 1:292,490 | 12,957 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Yewi (22) may also be a first name.
Yewi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yewi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yewi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻮﻯ) has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yewi? popularity and diffusion
Yewi is the 645,032nd most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,505,417 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 95 percent of Yewi are found; 95 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 95 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequent forename on earth, held by 22 people.
The last name Yewi is most common in Indonesia, where it is carried by 413 people, or 1 in 320,216. In Indonesia Yewi is most prevalent in: Papua, where 98 percent are found, East Kalimantan, where 2 percent are found and East Java, where 0 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent are found and Mauritania, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yewei | 89 | 48 | / |
| Yewai | 89 | 24 | / |
| Yewoi | 89 | 19 | / |
| Yewis | 89 | 8 | / |
| Yewii | 89 | 1 | / |
| Yewitt | 80 | 31 | / |
| Yeswhi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yewhui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yechwi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yoewai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yebi | 75 | 1,199 | / |
| Yewa | 75 | 1,164 | / |
| Yevi | 75 | 1,005 | / |
| Yewe | 75 | 161 | / |
| Jewi | 75 | 37 | / |
| Ewii | 75 | 31 | / |
| Ewwi | 75 | 3 | / |
| Yewy | 75 | 3 | / |
| Yeui | 75 | 2 | / |
| Yjwi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ewiy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yewá | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iewi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ewgi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yeswoit | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yebei | 67 | 945 | / |
| Jewai | 67 | 188 | / |
| Jewei | 67 | 55 | / |
| Yeboi | 67 | 53 | / |
| Jeewi | 67 | 51 | / |
| Yevgi | 67 | 39 | / |
| Yevei | 67 | 37 | / |
| Ehwio | 67 | 36 | / |
| Yeswe | 67 | 34 | / |
| Jewie | 67 | 19 | / |
| Yeweh | 67 | 19 | / |
| Yebai | 67 | 13 | / |
| Yewey | 67 | 12 | / |
| Yebui | 67 | 12 | / |
| Yesui | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ewaia | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yesvi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yiewa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eweih | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yevhi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yehwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ihewi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yevie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yebhi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yebih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yehbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jewhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hyiwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yewaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yeybi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hyevi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jewyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ejwii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewaih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jyebi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehwoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewhio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yeywe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewhij | 67 | 1 | / |
Yewi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yewi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻳﻮﻯ | ywy | 60 |
| ﻳﻮﻱ | ywy | 40 |
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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 Yewi
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