Yo Surname
Approximately 91,911 people bear this surname
Yo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 82,290 | 1:623 | 50 |
| Japan | 3,733 | 1:34,247 | 3,208 |
| Egypt | 1,098 | 1:83,730 | 7,421 |
| Ivory Coast | 996 | 1:23,164 | 1,677 |
| Burkina Faso | 921 | 1:19,926 | 1,382 |
| Indonesia | 596 | 1:221,895 | 20,704 |
| Iran | 395 | 1:194,386 | 15,821 |
| Malaysia | 304 | 1:97,020 | 6,681 |
| Cambodia | 259 | 1:59,796 | 1,956 |
| India | 226 | 1:3,394,095 | 97,556 |
| Cameroon | 150 | 1:138,460 | 15,452 |
| Pakistan | 136 | 1:1,313,558 | 15,128 |
| Guatemala | 116 | 1:138,644 | 3,310 |
| Benin | 114 | 1:90,663 | 10,508 |
| Philippines | 113 | 1:895,913 | 81,345 |
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| Taiwan | 87 | 1:269,480 | 2,237 |
| Papua New Guinea | 61 | 1:133,667 | 18,337 |
| Singapore | 47 | 1:117,185 | 4,783 |
| China | 31 | 1:44,107,147 | 2,374 |
| France | 28 | 1:2,372,240 | 182,981 |
| Canada | 22 | 1:1,674,800 | 111,190 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Peru | 9 | 1:3,531,569 | 31,288 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| Afghanistan | 4 | 1:8,038,296 | 30,874 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Liberia | 4 | 1:1,102,134 | 37,930 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24 | 1:2,092,445 | 103,667 |
The alternate forms: Yô (31) are calculated separately.
Yo (159,573) may also be a first name.
Yo Demographics
Average Male Yo Height
174.1 cm
Average Female Yo Height
160.75 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Yo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yo (Hindi: यो, Marathi: यो, Russian: Йо, Tibetan: ཡོ་) has its highest incidence in South Korea. It may appear as: Yô. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Yo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,160th most frequent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 79,289 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Yo reside; 94 percent reside in East Asia and 90 percent reside in Koreanic Asia. Yo is also the 6,585th most widespread given name worldwide, borne by 159,573 people.
Yo is most frequent in South Korea, where it is borne by 82,290 people, or 1 in 623. In South Korea it is most frequent in: Gyeonggi Province, where 20 percent are found, Seoul, where 17 percent are found and Busan, where 11 percent are found. Besides South Korea it occurs in 44 countries. It is also common in Japan, where 4 percent are found and Egypt, where 1 percent are found.
Yo Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Yo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 885.84% more than the national average, earning S/. 191,106 per year and in Canada they earn 11.66% more than the national average, earning $55,478 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yô | 83 | 31 | / |
| Yoo | 80 | 29,240 | / |
| Yoa | 80 | 17,443 | / |
| Hyo | 80 | 8,665 | / |
| Yoe | 80 | 6,817 | / |
| Yot | 80 | 5,977 | / |
| Yoh | 80 | 5,415 | / |
| Yoy | 80 | 3,656 | / |
| Yos | 80 | 2,786 | / |
| Yop | 80 | 1,107 | / |
| Yoz | 80 | 1,078 | / |
| Yio | 80 | 864 | / |
| Yod | 80 | 538 | / |
| Yoş | 80 | 379 | / |
| Jyo | 80 | 251 | / |
| Yho | 80 | 63 | / |
| Yoj | 80 | 51 | / |
| Øyo | 80 | 23 | / |
| Yoó | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yoù | 80 | 1 | / |
| Y | 67 | 39,814 | / |
| Yost | 67 | 28,054 | / |
| Yopp | 67 | 1,835 | / |
| Aiyo | 67 | 1,264 | / |
| Eiyo | 67 | 1,009 | / |
| Yott | 67 | 759 | / |
| Yoss | 67 | 653 | / |
| Yoch | 67 | 417 | / |
| Youo | 67 | 386 | / |
| Jyot | 67 | 279 | / |
| Yosh | 67 | 259 | / |
| Ayio | 67 | 187 | / |
| Uyio | 67 | 138 | / |
| Yiho | 67 | 101 | / |
| Hyot | 67 | 95 | / |
| Yoyt | 67 | 88 | / |
| Yoou | 67 | 81 | / |
| Aayo | 67 | 81 | / |
| Yooy | 67 | 69 | / |
| Oyio | 67 | 61 | / |
| Yots | 67 | 60 | / |
| Yobp | 67 | 43 | / |
| Oiyo | 67 | 33 | / |
| Yodh | 67 | 32 | / |
| Yioi | 67 | 32 | / |
| Ayyo | 67 | 30 | / |
| Eyio | 67 | 29 | / |
| Jyos | 67 | 23 | / |
| Yoie | 67 | 20 | / |
| Yodz | 67 | 16 | / |
| Yo'o | 67 | 15 | / |
| Hyoe | 67 | 14 | / |
| Hyho | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hyos | 67 | 10 | / |
| Jyoy | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ajyo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yhos | 67 | 9 | / |
| Eyjo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Yocz | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yosp | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yohu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yoee | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yooi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hyoy | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hyoh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yoaa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Eyyo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Uiyo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Youu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jyoh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oyjo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yoyp | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yoyd | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yohd | 67 | 3 | / |
| Euyo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yodt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yohy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hyop | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yhou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oyyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ayjo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yozz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yiot | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yioz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jyod | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yhoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yhuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yohz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoyô | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hyoz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yooj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yioy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yhho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yosd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yotd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yosj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yohj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yojd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yooo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yhgo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yhoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yhod | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yhoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ejyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hhyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yodd | 67 | 0 | / |
| Yozt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Yopf | 67 | 0 | / |
Yo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yo in the Tibetan language | ||
| ཡོ་ | yo | - |
| Yo in the Hindi language | ||
| यो | yo | - |
| Yo in the Marathi language | ||
| यो | yo | - |
| Yo in the Russian language | ||
| Йо | jo | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Yo
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