Youwan Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Youwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Youwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin261:397,52329,143
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Youwan (3,156) may also be a first name.

Youwan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Youwan has its highest incidence in Benin. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Youwan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Youwan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,485,539th most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. Youwan is primarily found in Africa, where 84 percent of Youwan reside; 84 percent reside in West Africa and 84 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Youwan is also the 128,030th most frequently held forename internationally It is held by 3,156 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Benin, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 397,523. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Atakora Department, where 96 percent reside and Alibori Department, where 4 percent reside. Besides Benin Youwan exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent reside and India, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Youwane921/
Youwatne861/
Youvan8341/
Yauwan839/
Youwon833/
Youban832/
Ayyouwane801/
Haiyouwan801/
Youwangue801/
Youwoin7712/
Youwong776/
Yauwane773/
Youjuan773/
Youbain772/
Youvane771/
Youhuang71302/
Youchuan713/
Youvon6717/
Yauvan6711/
Youbon674/
Youchuang671/
Iauwan671/
Jaowan671/
Youboon622/
Yooubon621/
Yausuan621/
Yahuban621/
Youvonne570/

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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 Youwan
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