Yih Surname

275,902nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,406 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Brunei

Yih Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yih Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3811:951,33670,955
Malaysia3431:85,9896,011
India1061:7,236,466158,262
Hong Kong981:74,8521,406
Brunei871:4,813732
Canada661:558,26746,632
Singapore641:86,0583,478
China561:24,416,4571,335
Brazil431:4,978,473128,213
Cameroon271:769,22554,005
England251:2,228,72284,230
Taiwan231:1,019,3377,080
Cambodia221:703,9614,765
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Wales41:773,63329,106
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Yih (4,958) may also be a first name.

Yih Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yih (Hindi: यिह) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yih? popularity and diffusion

It is the 275,902nd most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,183,176 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 59 percent of Yih reside; 38 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 32 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Yih is also the 96,724th most widely held first name globally It is held by 4,958 people.

The last name Yih is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 381 people, or 1 in 951,336. In The United States Yih is most numerous in: California, where 45 percent reside, New York, where 15 percent reside and New Jersey, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States it is found in 32 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 24 percent reside and India, where 8 percent reside.

Yih Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Yih has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Yih last name rose 2,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Yih Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Yih are 28.38% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 81.61% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Yih earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 30.12% more than the national average, earning $56,147 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.04% more than the national average, earning $57,650 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yihs86205/
Yich8652/
Yihe8633/
Yish8617/
Yiph861/
Yihz861/
Yi802,456,163/
Ih80877/
Yh80823/
Yitch755/
Yitsh751/
Yip67146,071/
Ish674,130/
Yit672,757/
Ich672,724/
Hih671,343/
Yie671,227/
Ihe671,022/
Yis67791/
Aih67568/
Jih67440/
Yiğ67260/
Hyi67197/
Ayh67176/
Ihs67149/
Idh67137/
Gih67124/
Jyh6753/
Yid6742/
Yhe6730/
Jyi6728/
Ihd6728/
Ysh6722/
Eih6718/
Ieh6715/
Uih6714/
Ych6714/
Hyh6714/
Yht6713/
Uyh6713/
Iht6713/
Yhh6712/
Ihp6712/
Oih6711/
Yhp6711/
Ijh678/
Yhz678/
Oyh678/
Yph678/
Yiz677/
Iph676/
Ihh675/
Ydh675/
Yhs675/
Ihz673/
Eyh673/
Yhd672/
Yitsch670/

Yih Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yih in the Hindi language
यिहyiha-

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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
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  • 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 Yih
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