Yip Surname

3,829th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 146,071 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hong Kong
Highest density in:
Hong Kong

Yip Surname User-submission:

The surname Diep means 'leaf'.

Different variants can be found in different countries, for example Yip, Yep, and Dip in China; and Ip in Korea.

Yip Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hong Kong93,4841:7817
Singapore18,6561:29548
Malaysia9,6671:3,051458
United States8,8011:41,1845,058
Canada4,5131:8,1641,206
Macau2,4581:24566
Australia1,8481:14,6082,069
England1,7561:31,7304,226
Thailand1,1501:61,4257,670
China1,1101:1,231,821314
Mauritius5101:2,536427
New Zealand2971:15,2472,652
Netherlands1671:101,12116,397
Scotland1441:37,1793,577
United Arab Emirates1331:68,8896,446
France1021:651,20384,246
Wales921:33,6363,370
Indonesia721:1,836,794117,778
Papua New Guinea701:116,48215,803
Peru691:460,63913,676
Belgium681:169,06823,042
South Africa651:833,50355,653
Philippines641:1,581,847107,292
French Polynesia611:4,6031,039
Brunei491:8,5461,114
Cuba461:250,4944,862
Panama451:86,9393,484
Germany451:1,789,010101,917
Sweden431:228,99415,912
Jamaica431:66,7433,387
Venezuela291:1,041,52015,561
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Mexico281:4,433,07927,489
Switzerland281:293,31823,433
Honduras271:326,5352,797
Norway261:197,78022,769
Taiwan251:937,7906,555
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Costa Rica171:281,1813,072
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Ecuador131:1,223,52716,126
Trinidad and Tobago121:113,6657,200
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
Japan101:12,784,42945,945
Vietnam101:9,264,6052,710
South Korea101:5,124,026903
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Cambodia81:1,935,8937,100
Guam81:20,0153,029
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Turks and Caicos Islands21:17,164627
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Belize11:355,4743,977
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Yip (3,518) may also be a first name.

Yip Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Diep means 'leaf'.

Different variants can be found in different countries, for example Yip, Yep, and Dip in China; and Ip in Korea.

- sthyma

It means 'leaf' in contemporary Cantonese. However, it originated as a clan name referring to the city of Ye.

- morganip

The Yip surname literally means 'leaf'.

- vyip

Yip Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yip (Russian: Йип) is most common in Hong Kong. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Yip.

How Common Is The Last Name Yip? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,829th most common last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 49,890 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 87 percent of Yip live; 66 percent live in East Asia and 66 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 119,622nd most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 3,518 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Hong Kong, where it is borne by 93,484 people, or 1 in 78. Barring Hong Kong it occurs in 84 countries. It is also common in Singapore, where 13 percent live and Malaysia, where 7 percent live.

Yip Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Yip has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Yip last name grew 24,447 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yip Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Yip are 25.39% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 78.62% registered with the political party.

The amount Yip earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 8.26% less than the national average, earning 317,482 kr per year; in Peru they earn 12.65% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,838 per year; in South Africa they earn 116.34% more than the national average, earning R 514,104 per year; in Colombia they earn 57.14% more than the national average, earning $35,673,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.29% more than the national average, earning $49,746 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.99% more than the national average, earning $60,608 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yipp8669/
Yipe8629/
Yips866/
Yipz861/
Yiph861/
Yi802,456,163/
Ip8075,836/
Yp80745/
Yippe7567/
Yit672,757/
Ipe671,929/
Yiv671,882/
Yib671,765/
Hip671,652/
Gip671,507/
Yih671,406/
Yie671,227/
Yop671,107/
Aip671,014/
Iop67917/
Yis67791/
Iep67663/
Isp67543/
Ipp67505/
Jip67271/
Yiğ67260/
Hyi67197/
Eip6779/
Hyp6775/
Ype6775/
Oip6754/
Ipt6752/
Yid6742/
Ysp6740/
Ayp6738/
Jyi6728/
Ips6721/
Itp6720/
Uip6712/
Ihp6712/
Idp6711/
Yhp6711/
Ydp6710/
Yph678/
Ijp678/
Ypf678/
Ipf678/
Ipz677/
Yiz677/
Iph676/
Đip676/
Oyp675/
Jyp675/
Ibp675/
Yzp674/
Yps674/
Ybp673/
Ypp673/
Ypt672/
Eyp672/
Uyp671/
Ytp671/
Izp671/

Yip Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yip in the Russian language
Йипjip-

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