Yoong Surname
Approximately 6,728 people bear this surname
Yoong Surname User-submission:
The surname Yoong in Pinyin (Mandarin) is Xiong and represents the character 'bear'.
Yoong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 5,203 | 1:5,669 | 760 |
| Singapore | 402 | 1:13,701 | 623 |
| Ecuador | 204 | 1:77,970 | 5,623 |
| Australia | 191 | 1:141,339 | 15,185 |
| Hong Kong | 169 | 1:43,405 | 774 |
| United States | 155 | 1:2,338,445 | 144,975 |
| England | 120 | 1:464,317 | 30,397 |
| Thailand | 68 | 1:1,038,799 | 157,648 |
| Canada | 63 | 1:584,851 | 48,473 |
| Brunei | 62 | 1:6,754 | 919 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 1:323,452 | 26,435 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Laos | 4 | 1:1,647,081 | 888 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
Yoong (5,799) may also be a first name.
Yoong Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Yoong in Pinyin (Mandarin) is Xiong and represents the character 'bear'.
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Yoong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yoong Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yoong (Russian: Ёонг) occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yoong? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 73,200th most frequently used family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,083,167 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Yoong are found; 85 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 78 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 87,595th most frequently held forename internationally, held by 5,799 people.
The surname is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is held by 5,203 people, or 1 in 5,669. In Malaysia Yoong is mostly found in: Selangor, where 40 percent reside, Perak, where 12 percent reside and Kuala Lumpur, where 10 percent reside. Besides Malaysia Yoong exists in 35 countries. It is also found in Singapore, where 6 percent reside and Ecuador, where 3 percent reside.
Yoong Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Yoong surname are 17.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.52% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Yoong earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 16.37% more than the national average, earning $50,212 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.96% more than the national average, earning $55,127 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Yoong Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yoong in the Russian language | ||
| Ёонг | eong | - |
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Footnotes
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