Yanyou Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Yanyou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yanyou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan271:868,3246,112
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
China31:455,773,85521,925
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Yanyou (15,646) may also be a first name.

Yanyou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yanyou is found in Taiwan more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yanyou? popularity and diffusion

Yanyou is the 3,055,934th most frequently used surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 73 percent of Yanyou live; 73 percent live in East Asia and 73 percent live in Sino-East Asia. Yanyou is also the 45,064th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 15,646 people.

The last name Yanyou is most widespread in Taiwan, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 868,324. In Taiwan Yanyou is most frequent in: Kaohsiung City, where 26 percent are found, Keelung City, where 15 percent are found and Taichung City, where 15 percent are found. Other than Taiwan this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 17 percent are found and China, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yanyu9176/
Yanhou8327/
Janyou8326/
Yanyua8322/
Yonyou834/
Yanyut834/
Yanyus833/
Yagnou832/
Yanyau831/
Yanuyu831/
Yanyuh831/
Jianyou7751/
Yangoju7745/
Yangnou7718/
Yanejou779/
Yamgnou771/
Yanniou771/
Yangoiu771/
Janyu73170/
Yanho7385/
Yonyu7354/
Yanju7334/
Yanhu7317/
Yaniu7317/
Youonyou713/
Hyangoju711/
Yahaneou711/
Yaniju67104/
Yanhui6774/
Jianyu6749/
Janyau6748/
Yamnju6741/
Janjou6732/
Janiou6713/
Yanjoe676/
Yanjiu676/
Yaaniu675/
Hianyu675/
Yanjuu674/
Uyonyu674/
Yanheu673/
Yangiu673/
Gianyu673/
Janhou673/
Yanjus673/
Yangnu673/
Janhyu672/
Yonyut672/
Yagnus672/
Yiannious671/
Eanyau671/
Yanius671/
Janyuy671/
Janeyu671/
Yanjau671/
Jagnou671/
Ayonju671/
Yanjuy671/
Yonyuy671/
Yanjuz671/

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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 Yanyou
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