Yeung Surname

3,137th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179,374 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hong Kong
Highest density in:
Hong Kong

Yeung Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yeung Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hong Kong145,9111:508
United States10,9991:32,9544,116
Canada6,9581:5,295770
Macau3,7451:16140
Singapore2,7901:1,974204
Australia2,1031:12,8371,855
England1,8951:29,4033,967
China1,2751:1,072,409299
Thailand7091:99,63114,287
Mauritius6401:2,021320
Netherlands2781:60,74510,452
Philippines2661:380,59549,701
New Zealand2631:17,2183,012
France2481:267,83441,280
Japan2111:605,89715,932
Malaysia1591:185,49811,084
Scotland1091:49,1184,267
Suriname891:6,2091,452
French Polynesia741:3,795856
Germany501:1,610,10995,088
Ecuador451:353,4639,524
Wales421:73,6796,340
Belgium381:302,54335,124
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
Sweden311:317,63722,171
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Panama291:134,9054,585
Costa Rica291:164,8302,283
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Ireland231:204,7368,142
Jamaica221:130,4524,751
Taiwan211:1,116,4167,706
Norway201:257,11427,149
Curaçao191:8,276277
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Peru121:2,648,67728,015
Denmark121:470,39330,183
South Korea91:5,693,362993
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Guyana51:152,4449,017
Belize51:71,0952,977
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Guinea41:2,958,4542,022
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guam11:160,1214,893
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Yeung (4,442) may also be a first name.

Yeung Last Name Facts

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

Yeung occurs more in Hong Kong more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yeung? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,137th most widely held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 40,628 people. Yeung occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Yeung are found; 84 percent are found in East Asia and 84 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. Yeung is also the 103,391st most commonly used given name globally. It is borne by 4,442 people.

The surname Yeung is most frequent in Hong Kong, where it is carried by 145,911 people, or 1 in 50. Other than Hong Kong it is found in 81 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Yeung Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Yeung has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 549,950 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yeung Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yeung last name are 21.3% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 74.53% registered with the party.

The amount Yeung earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 51.14% more than the national average, earning 523,076 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 36.54% less than the national average, earning R 150,804 per year; in United States they earn 17.43% more than the national average, earning $50,668 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.13% more than the national average, earning $59,684 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yeoung917/
Hyeung916/
Yeun89527/
Hyejung835/
Hyeoung832/
Yeungue831/
Yeoungs831/
Yeong8010,066/
Yehun801,295/
Geung80160/
Iyung80128/
Yeoun8074/
Yejun8047/
Ejung8018/
Yeunh8015/
Yeyun8014/
Yeunt8011/
Ieung8010/
Yeeun8010/
Yeune804/
Hyeun803/
Yeund801/
Yjung801/
Yeussing771/
Hyejoung771/
Yehoun73482/
Jeoung73252/
Gejung7397/
Yuyung7371/
Hyeong7328/
Yujung7327/
Jyoung7311/
Hyeeun736/
Yoiung736/
Eajung735/
Yiyung734/
Yeucin733/
Iyoung733/
Jejung732/
Hyeyun732/
Yoyung732/
Jehung731/
Yeoune731/
Yeount731/
Iyieng731/
Giyung731/
Yojung731/
Yujong731/
Jiyung731/
Yijung730/
Yehoungue7149/
Yeon671,057/
Iyun67939/
Yeum67125/
Geun6751/
Ejun6737/
Aiyeyun6737/
Jiyoung6725/
Juyoung678/
Jehuing677/
Jihyung674/
Eoun674/
Yoojung673/
Juhyung673/
Yeutten673/
Giyoung672/
Hyojung672/
Yiyoung672/
Hyejong672/
Gehjung672/
Jayyung671/
Jiyeoun671/
Ieun671/
Juiyung671/
Ijyoung671/
Jejoung671/
Geheung671/
Yehound671/
Yehoune671/
Youjung670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yeung
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