Yow Forename

116,470th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 3,671 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Yow Forename Definition:

A Chinese name, meaning: The right, as opposed to the left.

Yow Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia
75%
 
3,2071:9,4951,089
United States
79%
 
1651:2,197,19435,540
Ivory Coast
100%
461:501,65118,662
Thailand
64%
 
421:1,668,23450,084
Singapore
67%
 
421:149,6927,999
India
 
75%
281:43,388,499783,893
Australia-231:593,8108,803
Indonesia-201:12,898,183378,977
Qatar
100%
181:131,64515,202
Canada
100%
111:3,012,12538,520
China-91:151,783,97666,907
Mauritius-61:216,2974,288
England
100%
61:9,267,15467,986
Costa Rica
100%
61:794,6589,692
Dominican Republic-41:2,607,81819,206
Papua New Guinea
100%
31:2,717,438132,395
Philippines-31:35,336,492343,681
Hong Kong-31:2,584,24211,307
Sweden
100%
31:3,285,96941,581
Taiwan
100%
31:7,923,22799,341
Russia-21:72,116,852125,484
Mexico-21:62,072,21496,650
Pakistan-21:97,178,840228,758
South Africa
100%
11:54,532,649471,300
Wales
100%
11:3,094,30916,222
Venezuela-11:30,201,893231,239
Uzbekistan-11:30,786,44017,476
Belarus
100%
11:9,482,38420,892
Brunei-11:419,5703,266
France-11:66,470,34085,030
Switzerland-11:8,213,49636,387
Germany
100%
11:96,677,87695,912
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Japan-11:127,986,05794,066
Saint Lucia
100%
11:177,8158,104
Kazakhstan
100%
11:17,746,84544,366
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Ireland-11:4,643,51913,375
Morocco-11:34,348,63618,260
Panama-11:3,906,55740,800

Yow (8,411) may also be a surname.

Yow Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Chinese name, meaning: The right, as opposed to the left.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Yow Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oyow86402/
Yowe86265/
Yiow86103/
Eyow869/
Ayow865/
Yhow863/
Yowh862/
Hyow862/
Uyow861/
Yoww861/
Hayow7515/
Yowhe755/
Yiowa752/
Yihow752/
Yohaw751/
Hyoaw751/
Yeeow751/
Yoswt751/
Yohsw751/
Oiyow751/
Yaw67112,636/
Yob67908/
Jow67796/
Eow67533/
Yov67185/
Yof6726/
Iow6725/
Aiyowe6715/
Hayhow671/
Yihowa671/
Yavowa671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yow