Yongs Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

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

Yongs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yongs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States801:627,73441,746

Yongs (45) may also be a first name.

Yongs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yongs occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yongs? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most commonly used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 50 percent of Yongs reside; 50 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 50 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Yongs is also the 1,504,468th most widely held first name in the world, held by 45 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 4,076,858. In Papua New Guinea Yongs is most prevalent in: Morobe, where 50 percent reside and Western, where 50 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 25 percent reside.

Yongs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Yongs has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 99 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yongse9139/
Eyongs911/
Yonngs910/
Yoangs910/
Yong89335,341/
Yongsse833/
Yongshe832/
Yooungs831/
Hayongs830/
Eyong8017,046/
Yoang807,401/
Ayong807,332/
Hyong807,297/
Yoong806,728/
Oyong803,586/
Yoyng801,083/
Uyong80484/
Yiong80305/
Yangs80139/
Jongs8086/
Yonks8037/
Yongq8010/
Yings807/
Yonng806/
Yhong806/
Yongh806/
Jyong804/
Yongc804/
Yongt802/
Oings801/
Yongz801/
Yohng801/
Yongg801/
Goings734,420/
Yingst731,437/
Hayong73802/
Yongue73763/
Huyong73375/
Eyiong7349/
Yihong7342/
Heyong7337/
Yangse7326/
Ayyong7325/
Aiyong7317/
Hoings7315/
Yooung7313/
Jongst7313/
Jongse7311/
Hoyong739/
Ayhong738/
Jyngst737/
Youung736/
Youong736/
Eyonng736/
Yongke734/
Yosing734/
Yooong734/
Yoseng734/
Yongqu733/
Ayiong733/
Yhoung732/
Yongce732/
Goyngs731/
Giongs731/
Yingsp731/
Yohung731/
Uiyong731/
Yioung731/
Yoongk731/
Oyiong731/
Oyyong731/
Joungs730/
Joings730/
Yang6747,658,905/
Jong67441,034/
Iong672,855/
Ings672,250/
Yongque67506/
Yonk67263/
Eong67103/
Engs67102/
Wanyong6752/
Yonc6738/
Haiyong6736/
Yongowa6734/
Yotting6728/
Gayyong6717/
Hayyong6716/
Huyyong6716/
Huiyong6712/
Yossing6710/
Yongkhe677/
Yomg676/
Gaiyong674/
D'yongh673/
Yáng672/
Aayoung672/
Yodting672/
Hayiong671/
Goingss671/
Yocheng671/
Heuyong671/
Yonggue671/
Yonqgue671/
Yiongue671/
Yangshe671/
D'Ayong671/
Yohseng671/
Yodteng671/
Yodthng671/
Yonq671/
Ynks671/
Jhongse671/
Hoyhong671/
Huyjong671/
Jiongst670/

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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 Yongs
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