Yii Surname
Approximately 1,368 people bear this surname
Yii Surname User-submission:
Yii is the romanisation of the Chinese character 俞（Pinyin: yú）in the Fuzhou dialect (specific to the Minqing variant). It is an obsolete character in vernacular Chinese, but has various meanings in literary Chinese, e.g, expression of assent (used only by an emperor during imperial China).
Read More About This SurnameYii Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 804 | 1:36,684 | 3,052 |
| Australia | 157 | 1:171,947 | 17,598 |
| Brunei | 86 | 1:4,869 | 748 |
| United States | 75 | 1:4,832,786 | 249,377 |
| Hong Kong | 70 | 1:104,793 | 1,905 |
| Singapore | 56 | 1:98,352 | 4,171 |
| Thailand | 29 | 1:2,435,805 | 267,220 |
| China | 12 | 1:113,943,464 | 5,994 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| South Korea | 6 | 1:8,540,043 | 1,433 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
The alternate forms: Ýii (1) are calculated separately.
Yii (3,683) may also be a first name.
Yii Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Yii is the romanisation of the Chinese character 俞（Pinyin: yú）in the Fuzhou dialect (specific to the Minqing variant). It is an obsolete character in vernacular Chinese, but has various meanings in literary Chinese, e.g, expression of assent (used only by an emperor during imperial China).
- Yii Sii LiangYii Demographics
Average Yii Salary in
United States
$43,476 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Yii Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yii Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yii occurs in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Ýii. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yii? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 281,955th most frequent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,327,153 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 79 percent of Yii live; 71 percent live in Southeast Asia and 65 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 116,257th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 3,683 people.
The surname Yii is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is held by 804 people, or 1 in 36,684. In Malaysia it is mostly found in: Sarawak, where 75 percent live, Selangor, where 7 percent live and Sabah, where 5 percent live. Besides Malaysia this surname exists in 29 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 11 percent live and Brunei, where 6 percent live.
Yii Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Yii are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the political party.
Yii earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.76% more than the national average, earning $43,476 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ýii | 89 | 1 | / |
| Yiit | 86 | 306 | / |
| Yiai | 86 | 34 | / |
| Yioi | 86 | 32 | / |
| Yihi | 86 | 29 | / |
| Yiui | 86 | 16 | / |
| Yhii | 86 | 12 | / |
| Yiip | 86 | 2 | / |
| Jyii | 86 | 2 | / |
| Yiği | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yiid | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yiei | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yiih | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yiii | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yiij | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yiğid | 75 | 379 | / |
| Yihui | 75 | 35 | / |
| Yihai | 75 | 10 | / |
| Yahii | 75 | 4 | / |
| Yihie | 75 | 3 | / |
| Yohii | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yoiji | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aiyii | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yihei | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yighi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ehyii | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ooyii | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iji | 67 | 10,372 | / |
| Yie | 67 | 1,227 | / |
| Iis | 67 | 829 | / |
| Yia | 67 | 570 | / |
| Ihi | 67 | 534 | / |
| Iid | 67 | 361 | / |
| Yoi | 67 | 351 | / |
| Iip | 67 | 290 | / |
| Yhi | 67 | 258 | / |
| Iii | 67 | 159 | / |
| Iei | 67 | 153 | / |
| Ioi | 67 | 102 | / |
| Iio | 67 | 79 | / |
| Iit | 67 | 50 | / |
| Iih | 67 | 31 | / |
| Yiy | 67 | 27 | / |
| Yyi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Iiz | 67 | 11 | / |
| Iiy | 67 | 10 | / |
| Iie | 67 | 9 | / |
| Iić | 67 | 7 | / |
| I'I | 67 | 7 | / |
| Iij | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yij | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gaayii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yiheis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yiaich | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyiayi | 67 | 1 | / |
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