Yaogan Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Togo

Yaogan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yaogan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin111:939,60046,216
Togo91:805,3086,372
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Yaogan (7,140) may also be a first name.

Yaogan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yaogan is found in Benin more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yaogan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,116,508th most widespread last name globally It is held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Yaogan live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 76,618th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 7,140 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Benin, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 939,600. In Benin Yaogan is mostly concentrated in: Atlantique Department, where 45 percent live, Mono Department, where 45 percent live and Zou Department, where 9 percent live. Besides Benin it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Togo, where 39 percent live and Nigeria, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yaogang924/
Yahogan921/
Yougan83104/
Yoogan832/
Jaogan831/
Yougang771,064/
Yougain7736/
Yoongan7716/
Yougane775/
Yougant774/
Yaughan774/
Youngan773/
Jaoghan771/
Yougaing71140/
Youshgan7111/
Younghan718/
Youogang713/
Youngaun711/
Yoğungan711/
Jahougan711/
Yougam6715/
Jaogam671/
Yaugon671/
Yoogon671/
Younghann671/

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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 Yaogan
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