Yaowu Surname

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

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Yaowu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yaowu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan311:756,2825,404
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Yaowu (393) may also be a first name.

Yaowu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yaowu is more frequently found in Taiwan than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yaowu? popularity and diffusion

Yaowu is the 3,055,934th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The last name Yaowu occurs predominantly in Asia, where 85 percent of Yaowu live; 76 percent live in East Asia and 76 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 436,161st most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 393 people.

The last name Yaowu is most widespread in Taiwan, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 756,282. In Taiwan it is most numerous in: Kaohsiung City, where 39 percent reside, Taichung City, where 23 percent reside and Tainan City, where 13 percent reside. Besides Taiwan this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 10 percent reside and Brazil, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Youwu80238/
Yauwu8029/
Youwou7324/
Jiaowu736/
Yaubou731/
Yoabou731/
Yaoubu731/
Yaoubou6711/
Yahobou671/
Youwouh671/
Yahoubou622/
Yaubu60857/
Yoabu608/
Youbu607/
Yoobu601/
Ioowu601/
Youbou55315/
Youbeu5513/
Yoobau551/
Youvou551/
Ayyoobu502/
Youveup502/
Ayyoabu501/
Yajjabu501/

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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
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  • 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 Yaowu
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