Yaug Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Yaug Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yaug Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Yaug Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yaug is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yaug? popularity and diffusion

Yaug is the 5,391,485th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Yaug is primarily found in Oceania, where 54 percent of Yaug reside; 54 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 54 percent reside in Papuan Oceania.

It is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 1,164,817. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Madang, where 86 percent live and Morobe, where 14 percent live. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent live and Nigeria, where 8 percent live.

Yaug Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Yaug has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Yaug last name declined 20 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yaug Last Name Statistics demography

Yaug earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 107.13% more than the national average, earning $89,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yaugh894/
Yoaug891/
Yauk751,419/
Youg7587/
Yaux7541/
Yauq752/
Yaog752/
Øyehaug7384/
Yaougue732/
Yough671,067/
Yauck67331/
Yauke6722/
Youjg677/
Joaug672/
Yougp671/
Yaukh671/
Yahuq671/
Yaouq671/
Yougc671/
Yauxs671/
Yeaux671/
Yougg670/
Youhg670/
Geaug670/
Yougs670/
Yougt670/
Yousg670/

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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 Yaug
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