Youw Surname

345,372nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,060 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Youw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Youw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,0431:126,79712,757
Singapore131:423,66918,211
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Youw (10) may also be a first name.

Youw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Youw occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Youw? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 345,372nd most frequent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,875,043 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 87 percent of Youw reside; 87 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 87 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held forename in the world, borne by 10 people.

It is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is held by 1,043 people, or 1 in 126,797. In Indonesia Youw is primarily concentrated in: Papua, where 88 percent live, West Java, where 9 percent live and Riau, where 2 percent live. Barring Indonesia it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Singapore, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Youw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Youw has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Youwe89164/
Youswf8010/
Youwpp802/
Youhwe801/
Yoyuwe801/
Youb755,314/
Youv75553/
Yauw75533/
Youf75131/
Yaow7516/
Yoow752/
Yousswf731/
Yousf678,556/
Yauwe67425/
Yaoub6741/
Youfe6713/
Yahuw673/
Yoyuf671/
Yaouf671/
Yauvw671/
Hyoub671/
Yauws671/
Yooub671/
Youvs671/
Yoouf671/
Yohow670/

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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 Youw
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