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) occurs most in Indonesia. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Yewi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 645,032nd most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,505,417 people. The surname Yewi occurs mostly in Oceania, where 95 percent of Yewi live; 95 percent live in Oceania Islands and 95 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Yewi is also the 2,301,746th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 22 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 413 people, or 1 in 320,216. In Indonesia Yewi is most prevalent in: Papua, where 98 percent reside, East Kalimantan, where 2 percent reside and East Java, where 0 percent reside. Outside of Indonesia it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent reside and Mauritania, where 3 percent reside.
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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