Enyoung Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Enyoung Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Enyoung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015

Enyoung (10) may also be a first name.

Enyoung Last Name Facts

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

Enyoung is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Enyoung? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Enyoung are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held given name in the world, borne by 10 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Akwa Ibom, where 80 percent live and Cross River, where 20 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 14 percent live and South Korea, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yenyoung932/
Enyung924/
Inyoung8622/
Enuyong868/
Egnoung863/
Eneyong861/
Jinyoung8018/
Innyoung801/
Enjong7799/
Enjung7727/
Inyung772/
Egnoungue758/
Jinhyoung751/
Yenjong7192/
Eunjung7123/
Genjung713/
Inoyong711/
Yinyung711/
Yenhung711/
Jenehung674/
Jinhyung673/
Jinayong672/
Inneoung671/
Jeenjung671/
Jienhung671/
Gehnjung671/
Yehnjong671/
Hoinayong6323/
Injung6275/
Injong6225/
Enjumg621/
Hygnoungue591/
Ginjung5727/
Jinjong577/
Injoong572/
Jinhung571/
Inaiong571/
Jinnjong531/
Joinjung531/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Enyoung
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis