Nyoung Surname

645,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 470 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Liberia

Nyoung Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyoung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2741:75,8009,382
Nigeria851:2,084,03272,421
Liberia631:69,9775,963
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
France101:6,642,272293,169
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182

Nyoung (57) may also be a first name.

Nyoung Last Name Facts

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

Nyoung is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyoung? popularity and diffusion

It is the 645,032nd most frequently used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 15,505,417 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Nyoung live; 58 percent live in Central Africa and 58 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,308,380th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 57 people.

The surname Nyoung is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 274 people, or 1 in 75,800. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 64 percent live, Littoral Region, where 30 percent live and Northwest Region, where 1 percent live. Beside Cameroon this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 18 percent live and Liberia, where 13 percent live.

Nyoung Last Name Statistics demography

Nyoung earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 83.11% less than the national average, earning R 40,128 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Nnyoung922/
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Noyoung921/
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Nyoungue8675/
Naiyoung861/
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Nyaung8393/
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Noyong8331/
Neyong8322/
Nuyong8320/
Njoung8318/
Nuyung838/
Nyaong837/
Gnoung832/
Noyung832/
Nyoong831/
Neoung831/
Ngnoung77105/
Njoyong7716/
Hnuyung7710/
Nuyhong779/
Nyuting776/
Nyuseng776/
Nayhong772/
Nooyung772/
Nehoung772/
Ngeoung771/
Nyungue771/
Nyusing771/
Nhung7310,056/
Njong735,058/
Njung73921/
Niung73164/
Neong7347/
Gnung734/
Nyunk731/
Nuyusing7113/
Njoungue7110/
N'Younke711/
Neoyjung711/
Njouteng711/
Neouting711/
Najong67453/
Nujong6737/
Nihung6731/
Nijung6726/
Nujung6720/
Ngiung6714/
Nehung6711/
Nejong678/
Nihong677/
Nojong676/
Nejung676/
Nheung675/
Naiong673/
Njuing672/
Nhungh671/
Njoeng671/
Nojunk671/
Nijong671/
Nieung671/
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Footnotes

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