Youens Surname

413,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 842 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Youens Surname Definition:

For Ewens, q.v.

Youens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4531:122,99812,370
United States1651:2,196,721138,143
South Africa711:763,06652,802
Australia701:385,65331,598
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Wales101:309,45316,869
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2271:107,38010,631
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Youens Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Ewens, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably the same as Ewins or Evans.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Youens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Youens has its highest incidence in England. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Youens? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 413,768th most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 8,655,043 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 56 percent of Youens reside; 56 percent reside in Northern Europe and 56 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most widespread in England, where it is held by 453 people, or 1 in 122,998. In England Youens is primarily found in: Shropshire, where 18 percent live, Greater London, where 16 percent live and Buckinghamshire, where 13 percent live. Other than England Youens occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent live and South Africa, where 8 percent live.

Youens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Youens has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Youens surname increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 5,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Youens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Youens are 11.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.62% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Youens earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 8.21% more than the national average, earning R 257,148 per year; in United States they earn 1.77% less than the national average, earning $42,385 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.24% more than the national average, earning $50,798 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Youins83262/
Youuns832/
Yaouns831/
Jouens830/
Yovens830/
Jouvens771/
Joens731,420/
Yvens7349/
Jouns734/
Juens732/
Yeans732/
Ywens731/
Yowns731/
Eouns730/
Euwens67112/
Hyeans6762/
Geyens6742/
Yejans6727/
Jovens6717/
Juhens6713/
Yehans6711/
Joehns679/
Jowens674/
Jayons673/
Jounse672/
Yvenns671/
Joensø671/
Jeyons671/
Eowens671/
Oiwens671/
Iowens671/
Jouhns670/
Eueans670/
Eoenns670/
Eovens670/
Jayens670/

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