Younghwan Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Dominican Republic
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Younghwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Younghwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Younghwan (191) may also be a first name.

Younghwan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Younghwan is found in The Dominican Republic more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Younghwan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Younghwan is the 8,968,613th most commonly used family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Younghwan is predominantly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Younghwan reside; 50 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 25 percent reside in Hispano-Caribbean. Younghwan is also the 657,437th most common first name world-wide, held by 191 people.

The surname is most widespread in The Dominican Republic, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 10,432,932. Outside of The Dominican Republic this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 25 percent are found and South Korea, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Youngwan948/
Youngkwan890/
Youngwon822/
Youngchuang802/
Youngbean781/
Younguane781/
Youngwoon781/
Hyoungkwon741/
Youngbon711/
Youngboon674/
Younguoon674/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Younghwan
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