Yeoh Surname

17,506th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,623 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Yeoh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yeoh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia26,0821:1,131160
Singapore1,3141:4,192304
Thailand9911:71,2809,274
Australia7631:35,3814,664
Saudi Arabia7161:43,0956,100
United States4751:763,07159,419
England2931:190,16416,878
Liberia2001:22,0432,174
United Arab Emirates1571:58,3585,656
Hong Kong1121:65,4951,203
Canada1101:334,96030,494
China1061:12,899,260779
New Zealand831:54,5588,669
Qatar471:50,1704,949
Ivory Coast221:1,048,69225,281
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Guam121:13,3432,098
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
India91:85,229,487684,495
France81:8,302,840321,660
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Macau31:200,543803
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Tonga11:107,313791
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Yeoh (6,600) may also be a first name.

Yeoh Last Name Facts

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

Yeoh is most common in Malaysia. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yeoh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 17,506th most common family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 230,451 people. The surname Yeoh is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Yeoh are found; 90 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 83 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 80,605th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 6,600 people.

Yeoh is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is carried by 26,082 people, or 1 in 1,131. In Malaysia it is mostly found in: Penang, where 37 percent live, Selangor, where 25 percent live and Kedah, where 11 percent live. Besides Malaysia this last name occurs in 49 countries. It is also found in Singapore, where 4 percent live and Thailand, where 3 percent live.

Yeoh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Yeoh has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 29,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Yeoh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Yeoh are 9.81% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.04% registered with the political party.

The amount Yeoh earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 29.22% more than the national average, earning $55,755 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.33% more than the national average, earning $63,262 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yeoch8910/
Yeouh891/
Yeo86246,674/
Yehouh801/
Yeoosh801/
Yeah752,146/
Yeha751,556/
Yeho75347/
Yeop75268/
Yeos75253/
Yeou75245/
Hyeo755/
Yeot755/
Jeoh754/
Jyeo753/
Yieo752/
Yeoi752/
Yeoj752/
Eooh751/
Eouh751/
Yoeo751/
Ye'o751/
Yeod751/
Eo673,767/
Yehou67894/
Jehoh6750/
Yehah6727/
Yeash6727/
Iyooh6714/
Iyoah6712/
Yehat679/
Yojha676/
Yieho675/
Yeyha674/
Jeaoh674/
Ehgoh674/
Yehuo673/
Yeadh672/
Yeach672/
Yeijo672/
Yehgo672/
Hyeop671/
Yieeo671/
Heeoh671/
Jeohe671/
Yeahs671/
Jyeod671/
Ejioh671/
Jiyoh671/
Ejjoh671/
Ehouh671/
Yeoys671/
Jeoph671/
Gehoh670/
Yeost670/

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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 Yeoh
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