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) is most common in Algeria. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Youyou? popularity and diffusion
Youyou is the 127,140th most numerous family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,041,329 people. This surname occurs predominantly 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 frequent first name world-wide, held by 53,756 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Algeria, where it is carried by 1,702 people, or 1 in 22,698. In Algeria Youyou is most frequent in: Algiers Province, where 85 percent live, Boumerdès Province, where 7 percent live and Tizi Ouzou Province, where 7 percent live. Barring Algeria Youyou exists in 32 countries. It also occurs 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
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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 Youyou
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