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.

DNA test information

Younghwan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
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

Younghwan is found in The Dominican Republic more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Younghwan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Younghwan occurs mostly in Asia, where 75 percent of Younghwan live; 50 percent live in Southeast Asia and 25 percent live in Hispano-Caribbean. Younghwan is also the 657,437th most widely held first name on earth. It is borne by 191 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The Dominican Republic, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 10,432,932. Beside The Dominican Republic this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 25 percent are found and South Korea, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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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