Yue Surname

330th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,604,138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Hong Kong

Yue Surname User-submission:

The surname Yue comes from the Chinese word 月 (yuè), which means 'moon'. Variants of the surname include Yueling or Yuexin.

Yue Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China1,570,5091:871112
Hong Kong11,0901:66191
Singapore6,6511:828128
United States3,8101:95,13410,673
Taiwan3,0741:7,627157
Thailand2,5761:27,4222,624
Malaysia1,3851:21,2951,972
Canada1,3411:27,4763,650
Macau8191:735133
Australia4751:56,8336,932
Ivory Coast3231:71,4283,999
England2921:190,81516,913
Nigeria2871:617,22229,344
Japan1991:642,43416,354
France1571:423,07561,574
Mauritius1451:8,9201,883
Brazil1331:1,609,58153,222
Netherlands841:201,03827,835
Indonesia831:1,593,364105,506
United Arab Emirates751:122,16410,258
Germany681:1,183,90477,258
New Zealand541:83,85811,975
Vietnam521:1,781,6552,149
Russia451:3,202,735169,516
Philippines351:2,892,521138,859
Italy351:1,747,33485,249
Spain321:1,461,00145,498
French Polynesia311:9,0581,949
Sweden301:328,22522,987
Suriname261:21,2544,689
India181:42,614,743461,117
Scotland161:334,61415,044
South Korea141:3,660,018674
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Norway91:571,36544,190
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Wales61:515,75523,171
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Laos41:1,647,081888
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Guam11:160,1214,893
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Yué (4) are calculated separately.

Yue (3,387,427) may also be a first name.

Yue Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Yue comes from the Chinese word 月 (yuè), which means 'moon'. Variants of the surname include Yueling or Yuexin.

- syedhumaid109

Yue Last Name Facts

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

Yue (Russian: Юе) is found most frequently in China. It can also be found as a variant: Yué. Click here for other potential spellings of Yue.

How Common Is The Last Name Yue? popularity and diffusion

Yue is the 330th most widespread family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 4,543 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Yue reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. Yue is also the 129th most widely held given name on earth It is held by 3,387,427 people.

This surname is most common in China, where it is carried by 1,570,509 people, or 1 in 871. Not including China this last name exists in 95 countries. It is also found in Hong Kong, where 1 percent are found and Singapore, where 0 percent are found.

Yue Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Yue has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Yue surname grew 34,636 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yue Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Yue are 13.57% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.8% registered with the political party.

The amount Yue earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 21.93% more than the national average, earning $52,610 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.44% more than the national average, earning $55,865 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Yué894/
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Yued86204/
Yuhe86191/
Yues8638/
Yuer8623/
Hyue8621/
Yuee8613/
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Jyue865/
Yuep863/
Yueu861/
Yuea861/
Yu'e861/
Yuie860/
Yu8019,083,843/
Yujie75100/
Youhe7546/
Yuhei7522/
Ioyue7517/
Aiyue7511/
Yueer757/
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Yuiei755/
Auyue755/
Yueid754/
Oyuhe754/
Yuher754/
Yue'e752/
Yueap752/
Yujhe752/
Geyue751/
Yauhe751/
Yuedh751/
Oiyue751/
Yuhey751/
Yuheh751/
Yuhie751/
Yuech751/
Yuesh751/
Yuess751/
Yue'a751/
Yuets750/
You672,002,369/
Yiu6743,478/
Yui679,968/
Yus676,341/
Yuh675,747/
Yua673,707/
Yut671,884/
Eyu671,629/
Oyu671,233/
Uyu671,149/
Yup67891/
Yuy67836/
Jyu67630/
Iue67589/
Yuz67358/
Hyu67192/
Yud67189/
Yux6731/
Yuj6728/
Yhu6724/
Eyuhie6711/
Youjie6710/
Yuahee679/
Youheu678/
Youher675/
Yue'er674/
Auhyue674/
Youhei673/
Haiyue673/
Huiyue672/
Hyuett672/
Yeouhe672/
Youhie672/
Youhet672/
Wanyue672/
Uhyuhe671/
Ayiuer671/
Youhed671/
Youjge671/
Youhes671/
Yuď671/
Yuȗ671/
Eyyuep671/
Youhee671/
Eyouhe671/
Yauhey670/

Yue Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yue in the Russian language
Юеue-

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