Ye[1] is the pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 葉 in traditional character and 叶 in simplified character. It is listed 257th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames,[2] and is the 42nd most common surname in China, with a population of 5.8 million as of 2008.[3]
Ye is also romanized Yeh in Wade-Giles; Yip, Ip, and Jip in Cantonese; Iap, Yap, Yapp, and Yeap in Hakka and Minnan; and Diệp in Vietnamese.[4]