Yoo Surname

18,841st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,240 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Yoo Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'willow tree'.

Yoo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States15,9981:22,6572,844
South Korea4,1791:12,261113
Canada1,7831:20,6652,853
Thailand1,2701:55,6216,738
Malaysia8771:33,6312,844
Australia6471:41,7245,342
Vietnam6251:148,234853
Egypt5191:177,14013,144
Nigeria3891:455,38023,220
Brazil3331:642,86623,807
Japan3241:394,58112,788
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
New Zealand2871:15,7782,756
Cambodia1651:93,8612,342
China1491:9,176,655599
Germany1101:731,86855,248
England1051:530,64833,151
Iraq791:443,3127,666
Indonesia781:1,695,502110,645
Philippines701:1,446,260102,978
Italy591:1,036,55470,719
Guatemala561:287,1904,402
India551:13,946,643236,652
France531:1,253,259128,888
Argentina491:872,31556,573
Ecuador481:331,3729,295
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Guam451:3,558455
Hong Kong391:188,0892,978
Chile321:550,51513,718
Spain321:1,461,00145,498
Netherlands311:544,74849,659
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Paraguay241:301,5314,820
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Austria141:608,24554,975
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
Liberia131:339,11818,650
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Swaziland91:144,244719
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Norway61:857,04855,549
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Malta11:430,2723,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Yoó (1) are calculated separately.

Yoo (7,011) may also be a first name.

Yoo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'willow tree'.

- samryu

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yoó891/
Yoho863,839/
Yoos86577/
Youo86386/
Yooh86132/
Yood86119/
Yoou8681/
Yooy8669/
Yoop8615/
Yo'o8615/
Yaoo8610/
Yoao868/
Yooi866/
Jyoo866/
Yooa865/
Yooz863/
Hyoo863/
Yoot863/
Yooj861/
Yooo861/
Yo8091,911/
Yohou754,741/
Youho75157/
Yohoi75114/
Yohoy7552/
Yoost7547/
Yaoop7516/
Yoohs757/
Aayoo755/
Ayyoo754/
Yohoh754/
Yogio753/
Aiyoo753/
Youop753/
Yaood752/
Yoowa752/
Yoosh751/
Yooua751/
Youoh751/
Yohgo751/
Yohod751/
Yoaou751/
Eiyoo751/
Ayioo751/
Hyooh751/
Hyoho751/
Yohos751/
Yoots750/
Hyood750/
Yooss750/
Yao676,597,673/
Joo6749,298/
Yoa6717,443/
Hyo678,665/
Yoe676,817/
Yot675,977/
Yoh675,415/
Yoy673,656/
Yos672,786/
Yop671,107/
Yoz671,078/
Yio67864/
Yod67538/
Ioo67469/
Yoş67379/
Jyo67251/
Yohoua67108/
Youhou6772/
Yho6763/
Yoj6751/
Yohopp6744/
Øyo6723/
Wanyoo678/
Eoo678/
Haiyoo675/
Yooish674/
Yaaoop674/
Aayoos671/
Hayyoo671/
Ayiouo671/
Yooosh671/
Yoù671/
Yohoud671/
Yahooz671/
Yououo671/
Youhoo671/
Yoouop671/
Yahoop671/
Yoouth671/
Yodowa671/
Haayoo671/

Yoo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yoo in the Hindi language
यूyu-
Yoo in the Russian language
Йооjoo-

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Footnotes

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