Yow Surname
Approximately 8,411 people bear this surname
Yow Surname User-submission:
The translation of the Chinese characters mean 'handsome'.
Yow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 3,544 | 1:8,322 | 981 |
| United States | 3,429 | 1:105,704 | 11,606 |
| Singapore | 475 | 1:11,595 | 570 |
| Australia | 248 | 1:108,854 | 12,149 |
| Thailand | 138 | 1:511,872 | 89,138 |
| Micronesia | 100 | 1:1,062 | 227 |
| Hong Kong | 70 | 1:104,793 | 1,905 |
| Canada | 57 | 1:646,414 | 52,764 |
| Mauritius | 45 | 1:28,743 | 5,603 |
| Indonesia | 43 | 1:3,075,563 | 171,061 |
| England | 40 | 1:1,392,951 | 61,553 |
| Brunei | 37 | 1:11,317 | 1,397 |
| Cameroon | 37 | 1:561,326 | 43,620 |
| Guyana | 20 | 1:38,111 | 3,813 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 1:429,143 | 55,452 |
| China | 18 | 1:75,962,309 | 4,162 |
| Panama | 17 | 1:230,133 | 6,157 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Taiwan | 9 | 1:2,604,972 | 16,335 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 404 | 1:124,304 | 12,048 |
Yow (3,671) may also be a first name.
Yow Surname Meaning
Yow Demographics
Average Yow Salary in
United States
$40,114 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Yow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yow Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yow occurs in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Yow? popularity and diffusion
Yow is the 59,943rd most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 866,430 people. The surname Yow is primarily found in Asia, where 51 percent of Yow are found; 50 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 43 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 116,470th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 3,671 people.
The last name Yow is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is borne by 3,544 people, or 1 in 8,322. In Malaysia Yow is most prevalent in: Selangor, where 36 percent are found, Johor, where 17 percent are found and Perak, where 10 percent are found. Other than Malaysia Yow exists in 42 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 41 percent are found and Singapore, where 6 percent are found.
Yow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Yow has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 849 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Yow Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Yow last name are 17.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.19% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Yow earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 7.03% less than the national average, earning $40,114 USD per year and in Canada they earn 70.36% more than the national average, earning $84,638 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oyow | 86 | 2,713 | / |
| Yowe | 86 | 428 | / |
| Eyow | 86 | 212 | / |
| Ayow | 86 | 103 | / |
| Yiow | 86 | 29 | / |
| Uyow | 86 | 9 | / |
| Hyow | 86 | 4 | / |
| Yowf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yowz | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yoww | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hayow | 75 | 465 | / |
| Yowpp | 75 | 9 | / |
| Hoyow | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ayiow | 75 | 2 | / |
| Youow | 75 | 2 | / |
| Yhowa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ayowh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yiowa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yohwe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yihow | 75 | 1 | / |
| Aiyow | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yohow | 75 | 0 | / |
| Yaw | 67 | 35,268 | / |
| Jow | 67 | 2,808 | / |
| Yob | 67 | 2,065 | / |
| Hayhow | 67 | 468 | / |
| Eow | 67 | 460 | / |
| Yov | 67 | 125 | / |
| Aiyowe | 67 | 57 | / |
| Yof | 67 | 14 | / |
| Iow | 67 | 9 | / |
| Haayow | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yavowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heyhow | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yow
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