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 last name Yuwei is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yuwei? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,409,418th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 47,321,727 people. The last name Yuwei is primarily found in Oceania, where 68 percent of Yuwei reside; 68 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 68 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,430th most common first name in the world It is held by 304,409 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 104 people, or 1 in 78,401. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: West Sepik, where 89 percent reside, East Sepik, where 9 percent reside and Eastern Highlands, where 2 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in China, where 18 percent reside and Taiwan, where 6 percent reside.
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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- 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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