Yaow Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Yaow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yaow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Yaow (35) may also be a first name.

Yaow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yaow occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yaow? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yaow is the 4,908,606th most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 88 percent of Yaow reside; 63 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 56 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,744,716th most prevalent first name globally, held by 35 people.

Yaow is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 3,277,136. In Malaysia it is most frequent in: Johor, where 56 percent are found, Selangor, where 33 percent are found and Malacca, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Malaysia Yaow is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 25 percent are found and Brazil, where 6 percent are found.

Yaow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Yaow has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yaowa8966/
Yaowe895/
Yahow893/
Yaayow801/
Hyahow800/
Youw751,060/
Yauw75533/
Jaow7568/
Yaob755/
Yaov752/
Yoaw752/
Yoow752/
Yaof751/
Yahov67197/
Yaoob6752/
Yaoub6741/
Yaova6733/
Yeouw679/
Jaowe676/
Yhaof675/
Yaosf675/
Yoowe674/
Yaofe674/
Yahuw673/
Yaaob672/
Youow672/
Yoowa672/
Jahow672/
Yoawe672/
Jeyow671/
Yaouf671/
Yauob671/
Yauov671/
Yaoof671/
Jayow671/
Yauws671/
Jaowa671/
Yauof671/
Yaauw671/
Yauvw671/
Yohow670/

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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 Yaow
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