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) is found most in Malaysia. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yoong? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 73,200th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,083,167 people. The surname Yoong occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Yoong live; 85 percent live in Southeast Asia and 78 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Yoong is also the 87,595th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 5,799 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is borne by 5,203 people, or 1 in 5,669. In Malaysia it is most common in: Selangor, where 40 percent live, Perak, where 12 percent live and Kuala Lumpur, where 10 percent live. Excluding Malaysia this surname exists in 35 countries. It is also common in Singapore, where 6 percent live and Ecuador, where 3 percent live.
Yoong Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Yoong last name are 17.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.52% being registered with the 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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