Yaughn Surname

811,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 344 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guyana

Yaughn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yaughn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3431:1,056,73277,214
Guyana11:762,22114,420
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Yaughn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yaughn is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yaughn? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 811,192nd most frequent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 21,184,726 people. The last name Yaughn occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Yaughn reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 343 people, or 1 in 1,056,732. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Georgia, where 90 percent reside, North Carolina, where 2 percent reside and South Carolina, where 2 percent reside. Not including The United States Yaughn is found in one country. It is also common in Guyana, where 0 percent reside.

Yaughn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Yaughn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Yaughn surname rose 2,450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yaughn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yaughn surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Yaughn earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.23% more than the national average, earning $43,680 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Youghn8391/
Yaugen833/
Yauhgn831/
Yougn734/
Geaughen711/
Yougin677/
Yougne675/
Yougen672/
Youngn672/
Yaogen671/
Youngen62174/
Youngin6212/
Youguen621/
Ioughin620/
Youngeen571/
Yoogin502/
Jaogen501/

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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 Yaughn
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