Yuwei Surname
Approximately 154 people bear this surname
Yuwei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 104 | 1:78,401 | 10,308 |
| China | 27 | 1:50,641,539 | 2,733 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Yuwei (304,409) may also be a first name.
Yuwei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yuwei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yuwei is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yuwei? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,409,418th most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 47,321,727 people. It occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 68 percent of Yuwei are found; 68 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 68 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,430th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 304,409 people.
The surname Yuwei is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 104 people, or 1 in 78,401. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: West Sepik, where 89 percent live, East Sepik, where 9 percent live and Eastern Highlands, where 2 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in China, where 18 percent live and Taiwan, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yiuwei | 91 | 2 | / |
| Yuhwei | 91 | 0 | / |
| Yuwi | 89 | 357 | / |
| Yuwe | 89 | 166 | / |
| You'wei | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yuwai | 80 | 340 | / |
| Oyuwe | 80 | 173 | / |
| Juwei | 80 | 28 | / |
| Eyuwe | 80 | 26 | / |
| Yiuwe | 80 | 21 | / |
| Yuweh | 80 | 10 | / |
| Yubei | 80 | 9 | / |
| Yuwhe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Hyuwe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Yuhwe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Yuwoi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yuwih | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yuwie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yuwey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ayowei | 73 | 309 | / |
| Oyowei | 73 | 273 | / |
| Youweh | 73 | 58 | / |
| Juiwei | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yiuwai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yuwyeh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jiuwei | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yuwett | 73 | 1 | / |
| Youwih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oyouwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yuuhei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yoyuwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Youhwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yuwawe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eeuwei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ioyuwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Youwea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yuweah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yuwith | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yuwiht | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yuwa | 67 | 1,381 | / |
| Yuvi | 67 | 1,053 | / |
| Yubi | 67 | 836 | / |
| Juwe | 67 | 519 | / |
| Yuwawet | 67 | 325 | / |
| Yube | 67 | 113 | / |
| Juwi | 67 | 106 | / |
| Yuve | 67 | 48 | / |
| Iuwi | 67 | 19 | / |
| Iuwe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Yuwaiha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yubahwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yuwy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yuwj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yuvawet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayowwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yuwawes | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Yuwei
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