Yi Surname
Approximately 2,456,163 people bear this surname
Yi Surname User-submission:
Yi (弋), an old character meaning bow with string and arrow (stroke 1 being the arrow, stroke 2 being the bow, stroke 3 being the string), or otherwise meaning, "to shoot". Some people think this Yi is referencing the Chinese archer, HouYi, however, that Yi is this one: 羿.
Read More About This SurnameYi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 2,182,145 | 1:627 | 97 |
| Myanmar | 180,931 | 1:287 | 59 |
| Cambodia | 23,977 | 1:646 | 172 |
| United States | 22,490 | 1:16,116 | 2,044 |
| Singapore | 10,387 | 1:530 | 90 |
| Taiwan | 9,016 | 1:2,600 | 98 |
| Thailand | 6,503 | 1:10,862 | 637 |
| Hong Kong | 5,454 | 1:1,345 | 128 |
| Malaysia | 2,938 | 1:10,039 | 1,133 |
| Nigeria | 1,802 | 1:98,303 | 6,711 |
| South Korea | 1,456 | 1:35,192 | 133 |
| Canada | 1,301 | 1:28,321 | 3,739 |
| Australia | 1,026 | 1:26,312 | 3,582 |
| Brazil | 535 | 1:400,139 | 15,252 |
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| Macau | 410 | 1:1,467 | 189 |
| India | 402 | 1:1,908,123 | 66,445 |
| Indonesia | 400 | 1:330,623 | 28,905 |
| Japan | 399 | 1:320,412 | 11,497 |
| Saudi Arabia | 398 | 1:77,527 | 10,981 |
| Dominican Republic | 385 | 1:27,099 | 1,663 |
| Pakistan | 371 | 1:481,520 | 8,426 |
| Peru | 317 | 1:100,265 | 6,399 |
| England | 289 | 1:192,796 | 17,040 |
| France | 288 | 1:230,634 | 35,776 |
| United Arab Emirates | 252 | 1:36,358 | 3,839 |
| New Zealand | 197 | 1:22,986 | 4,040 |
| Vietnam | 189 | 1:490,191 | 1,434 |
| Germany | 141 | 1:570,961 | 46,627 |
| Cuba | 126 | 1:91,450 | 2,877 |
| Spain | 113 | 1:413,735 | 22,335 |
| Brunei | 87 | 1:4,813 | 732 |
| Colombia | 82 | 1:582,611 | 7,469 |
| Guam | 82 | 1:1,953 | 256 |
| Netherlands | 82 | 1:205,941 | 28,291 |
| Ecuador | 65 | 1:244,705 | 8,424 |
| Panama | 59 | 1:66,309 | 2,910 |
| French Polynesia | 55 | 1:5,106 | 1,145 |
| Sweden | 53 | 1:185,788 | 12,836 |
| Mexico | 49 | 1:2,533,188 | 21,064 |
| Venezuela | 45 | 1:671,202 | 11,567 |
| Chile | 31 | 1:568,273 | 13,994 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| Belgium | 26 | 1:442,179 | 45,013 |
| Italy | 26 | 1:2,352,180 | 93,058 |
| South Africa | 25 | 1:2,167,108 | 94,352 |
| Russia | 24 | 1:6,005,127 | 248,576 |
| Philippines | 23 | 1:4,401,662 | 162,661 |
| Argentina | 17 | 1:2,514,318 | 114,515 |
| Angola | 16 | 1:1,686,826 | 3,823 |
| Norway | 16 | 1:321,393 | 31,311 |
| American Samoa | 14 | 1:3,983 | 910 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Hungary | 9 | 1:1,090,697 | 49,203 |
| Iran | 8 | 1:9,597,816 | 173,045 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 8 | 1:6,822 | 652 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Laos | 4 | 1:1,647,081 | 888 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Nepal | 3 | 1:9,493,652 | 16,132 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1:4,408,221 | 7,709 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
The alternate forms: Yì (3) are calculated separately.
Yi (310,702) may also be a first name.
Yi Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Yi (弋), an old character meaning bow with string and arrow (stroke 1 being the arrow, stroke 2 being the bow, stroke 3 being the string), or otherwise meaning, "to shoot". Some people think this Yi is referencing the Chinese archer, HouYi, however, that Yi is this one: 羿. My mother tells me that our surname, 弋, is the result of a great Chinese strategist and war hero naming all of his sons rhyming names, his name being Mi. For example, his eldest son was named after him (Mi), and the next would be named Li, and the next, Yui, and so on. One of his sons happened to be a keen archer, and thus was given the name Yi (弋).There is a group of people living in Chine known as the Yi People, and many of them happen to also be named Yi, but not this one 弋.This specific character of Yi (弋) isn't seen very often (at least in my experience), and is only passed down from the direct descendants (first born or otherwise, son) of the first Yi (弋). son of Mi (I think it's 米?).
- casiriaSome Korean Yi families trace their origins back to China. The founder of the Choson Kingdom, or Yi Dynasty, Yi Song-gye, was a member of the Yi clan from Chonju. This clan ruled the Korean peninsula from 1392 to 1910. Chinese: from an area named Yi, probably from Yi county in Hebei province.
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Yi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yi (Hindi: यी, Marathi: यी, Oriya: ଦି, Russian: Йи) is borne by more people in China than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Yì. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Yi is the 217th most commonly held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 2,967 people. The last name Yi is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Yi reside; 90 percent reside in East Asia and 89 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. Yi is also the 3,363rd most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 310,702 people.
It is most frequently used in China, where it is carried by 2,182,145 people, or 1 in 627. Besides China this surname is found in 120 countries. It also occurs in Myanmar, where 7 percent are found and Cambodia, where 1 percent are found.
Yi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Yi has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Yi last name expanded 187,417 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Yi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Yi are 1.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.02% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Yi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 12.75% more than the national average, earning 390,209 kr per year; in Peru they earn 109.87% more than the national average, earning S/. 40,684 per year; in South Africa they earn 485.29% more than the national average, earning R 1,390,860 per year; in Colombia they earn 10.32% less than the national average, earning $20,360,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 19.98% more than the national average, earning $51,770 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.61% more than the national average, earning $55,948 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yì | 83 | 3 | / |
| Yip | 80 | 146,071 | / |
| Yit | 80 | 2,757 | / |
| Yih | 80 | 1,406 | / |
| Yie | 80 | 1,227 | / |
| Yis | 80 | 791 | / |
| Yiğ | 80 | 260 | / |
| Hyi | 80 | 197 | / |
| Yid | 80 | 42 | / |
| Jyi | 80 | 28 | / |
| Yiz | 80 | 7 | / |
| I | 67 | 7,588,136 | / |
| Y | 67 | 39,814 | / |
| Ohyi | 67 | 711 | / |
| Ahyi | 67 | 411 | / |
| Yiğe | 67 | 250 | / |
| Yihs | 67 | 205 | / |
| Yipp | 67 | 69 | / |
| Yich | 67 | 52 | / |
| Yihe | 67 | 33 | / |
| Yish | 67 | 17 | / |
| Yiss | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ehyi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yist | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yitt | 67 | 2 | / |
| O'Yi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uhyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yihz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yids | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yidz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ieyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hhyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yizz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yiph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yijz | 67 | 1 | / |
Yi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yi in the Oriya language | ||
| ଦି | di | - |
| Yi in the Marathi language | ||
| यी | yi | - |
| Yi in the Hindi language | ||
| यी | yi | 93.33 |
| बी | bi | 6.67 |
| Yi in the Russian language | ||
| Йи | ji | - |
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