Youyou Surname
Approximately 3,570 people bear this surname
Youyou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 1,702 | 1:22,698 | 4,146 |
| Morocco | 1,125 | 1:30,645 | 4,894 |
| Egypt | 397 | 1:231,576 | 16,276 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| France | 35 | 1:1,897,792 | 163,564 |
| Haiti | 14 | 1:763,136 | 11,139 |
| Taiwan | 13 | 1:1,803,442 | 11,840 |
| China | 13 | 1:105,178,582 | 5,529 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
Youyou (53,756) may also be a first name.
Youyou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Youyou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Youyou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻮﻳﻮ) occurs most in Algeria. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Youyou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 127,140th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 2,041,329 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Youyou live; 90 percent live in North Africa and 79 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 17,386th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 53,756 people.
The last name Youyou is most frequently held in Algeria, where it is carried by 1,702 people, or 1 in 22,698. In Algeria it is most frequent in: Algiers Province, where 85 percent live, Boumerdès Province, where 7 percent live and Tizi Ouzou Province, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Algeria it is found in 32 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 32 percent live and Egypt, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eyouyou | 92 | 3 | / |
| Uyouyou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Youyout | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yuyou | 91 | 43 | / |
| Youyu | 91 | 24 | / |
| Aayouyou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yaouyaou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Youhou | 83 | 72 | / |
| Jouyou | 83 | 4 | / |
| Youjou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Iyouyu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yuyu | 80 | 1,468 | / |
| Youyhuj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Youjous | 77 | 1 | / |
| Youeu | 73 | 261 | / |
| Yuyus | 73 | 152 | / |
| Yuyuh | 73 | 36 | / |
| Yuyup | 73 | 28 | / |
| Juyou | 73 | 27 | / |
| Jouou | 73 | 10 | / |
| Yuyut | 73 | 9 | / |
| Yueyu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Yuyue | 73 | 6 | / |
| Yuyua | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yaouu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Youju | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yuyau | 73 | 3 | / |
| Oyuyu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yuyuy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yuyyu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yauyu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Youoyuie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yayouhou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Joujou | 67 | 982 | / |
| Yooyoo | 67 | 157 | / |
| Juyoux | 67 | 54 | / |
| Yauyau | 67 | 36 | / |
| Youjui | 67 | 12 | / |
| Youheu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Yoojuy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ioyoou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yuyuph | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yiuyiu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yoyouy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Youeuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Youjeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yuyyuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yuyuiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yhuyhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyuyut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoiouu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Juyouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yuyuts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yujyuj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaouau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Youhoo | 67 | 1 | / |
Youyou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Youyou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻳﻮﻳﻮ | ywyw | - |
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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 Youyou
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