Yoo Surname
Approximately 29,240 people bear this surname
Yoo Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'willow tree'.
Yoo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15,998 | 1:22,657 | 2,844 |
| South Korea | 4,179 | 1:12,261 | 113 |
| Canada | 1,783 | 1:20,665 | 2,853 |
| Thailand | 1,270 | 1:55,621 | 6,738 |
| Malaysia | 877 | 1:33,631 | 2,844 |
| Australia | 647 | 1:41,724 | 5,342 |
| Vietnam | 625 | 1:148,234 | 853 |
| Egypt | 519 | 1:177,140 | 13,144 |
| Nigeria | 389 | 1:455,380 | 23,220 |
| Brazil | 333 | 1:642,866 | 23,807 |
| Japan | 324 | 1:394,581 | 12,788 |
| Saudi Arabia | 318 | 1:97,031 | 14,320 |
| New Zealand | 287 | 1:15,778 | 2,756 |
| Cambodia | 165 | 1:93,861 | 2,342 |
| China | 149 | 1:9,176,655 | 599 |
| Germany | 110 | 1:731,868 | 55,248 |
| England | 105 | 1:530,648 | 33,151 |
| Iraq | 79 | 1:443,312 | 7,666 |
| Indonesia | 78 | 1:1,695,502 | 110,645 |
| Philippines | 70 | 1:1,446,260 | 102,978 |
| Italy | 59 | 1:1,036,554 | 70,719 |
| Guatemala | 56 | 1:287,190 | 4,402 |
| India | 55 | 1:13,946,643 | 236,652 |
| France | 53 | 1:1,253,259 | 128,888 |
| Argentina | 49 | 1:872,315 | 56,573 |
| Ecuador | 48 | 1:331,372 | 9,295 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| Guam | 45 | 1:3,558 | 455 |
| Hong Kong | 39 | 1:188,089 | 2,978 |
| Chile | 32 | 1:550,515 | 13,718 |
| Spain | 32 | 1:1,461,001 | 45,498 |
| Netherlands | 31 | 1:544,748 | 49,659 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Paraguay | 24 | 1:301,531 | 4,820 |
| Sweden | 20 | 1:492,338 | 35,486 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| Austria | 14 | 1:608,245 | 54,975 |
| Mexico | 14 | 1:8,866,158 | 37,743 |
| Liberia | 13 | 1:339,118 | 18,650 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| Pakistan | 10 | 1:17,864,388 | 68,137 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Swaziland | 9 | 1:144,244 | 719 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Uruguay | 8 | 1:428,970 | 23,885 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 6 | 1:9,097 | 939 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Lebanon | 5 | 1:1,127,417 | 17,983 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1:11,943,518 | 26,735 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
The alternate forms: Yoó (1) are calculated separately.
Yoo (7,011) may also be a first name.
Yoo Surname Meaning
Yoo Demographics
Average Male Yoo Height
173.55 cm
Average Female Yoo Height
163 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Yoo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yoo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yoo (Hindi: यू, Russian: Йоо) occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered as: Yoó. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yoo? popularity and diffusion
The last name Yoo is the 18,841st most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 249,232 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Yoo live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America. Yoo is also the 77,463rd most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 7,011 people.
The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 15,998 people, or 1 in 22,657. In The United States Yoo is mostly found in: California, where 37 percent reside, New York, where 11 percent reside and New Jersey, where 6 percent reside. Barring The United States it occurs in 99 countries. It is also common in South Korea, where 14 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.
Yoo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Yoo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Yoo last name grew 145,436 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Yoo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Yoo surname is principally Sunni (50%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Yoo are 0.97% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.26% registered with the political party.
The amount Yoo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 85.51% more than the national average, earning 642,023 kr per year; in United States they earn 21.24% more than the national average, earning $52,314 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.67% more than the national average, earning $57,966 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yoó | 89 | 1 | / |
| Yoho | 86 | 3,839 | / |
| Yoos | 86 | 577 | / |
| Youo | 86 | 386 | / |
| Yooh | 86 | 132 | / |
| Yood | 86 | 119 | / |
| Yoou | 86 | 81 | / |
| Yooy | 86 | 69 | / |
| Yoop | 86 | 15 | / |
| Yo'o | 86 | 15 | / |
| Yaoo | 86 | 10 | / |
| Yoao | 86 | 8 | / |
| Yooi | 86 | 6 | / |
| Jyoo | 86 | 6 | / |
| Yooa | 86 | 5 | / |
| Yooz | 86 | 3 | / |
| Hyoo | 86 | 3 | / |
| Yoot | 86 | 3 | / |
| Yooj | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yooo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yo | 80 | 91,911 | / |
| Yohou | 75 | 4,741 | / |
| Youho | 75 | 157 | / |
| Yohoi | 75 | 114 | / |
| Yohoy | 75 | 52 | / |
| Yoost | 75 | 47 | / |
| Yaoop | 75 | 16 | / |
| Yoohs | 75 | 7 | / |
| Aayoo | 75 | 5 | / |
| Ayyoo | 75 | 4 | / |
| Yohoh | 75 | 4 | / |
| Yogio | 75 | 3 | / |
| Aiyoo | 75 | 3 | / |
| Youop | 75 | 3 | / |
| Yaood | 75 | 2 | / |
| Yoowa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Yoosh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yooua | 75 | 1 | / |
| Youoh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yohgo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yohod | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yoaou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eiyoo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ayioo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hyooh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hyoho | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yohos | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yoots | 75 | 0 | / |
| Hyood | 75 | 0 | / |
| Yooss | 75 | 0 | / |
| Yao | 67 | 6,597,673 | / |
| Joo | 67 | 49,298 | / |
| Yoa | 67 | 17,443 | / |
| Hyo | 67 | 8,665 | / |
| Yoe | 67 | 6,817 | / |
| Yot | 67 | 5,977 | / |
| Yoh | 67 | 5,415 | / |
| Yoy | 67 | 3,656 | / |
| Yos | 67 | 2,786 | / |
| Yop | 67 | 1,107 | / |
| Yoz | 67 | 1,078 | / |
| Yio | 67 | 864 | / |
| Yod | 67 | 538 | / |
| Ioo | 67 | 469 | / |
| Yoş | 67 | 379 | / |
| Jyo | 67 | 251 | / |
| Yohoua | 67 | 108 | / |
| Youhou | 67 | 72 | / |
| Yho | 67 | 63 | / |
| Yoj | 67 | 51 | / |
| Yohopp | 67 | 44 | / |
| Øyo | 67 | 23 | / |
| Wanyoo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Eoo | 67 | 8 | / |
| Haiyoo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yooish | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yaaoop | 67 | 4 | / |
| Aayoos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hayyoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayiouo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yooosh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoù | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yohoud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yahooz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yououo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Youhoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoouop | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yahoop | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoouth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yodowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haayoo | 67 | 1 | / |
Yoo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yoo in the Hindi language | ||
| यू | yu | - |
| Yoo in the Russian language | ||
| Йоо | joo | - |
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