Yow Surname

59,943rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,411 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Micronesia

Yow Surname User-submission:

The translation of the Chinese characters mean 'handsome'.

Yow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia3,5441:8,322981
United States3,4291:105,70411,606
Singapore4751:11,595570
Australia2481:108,85412,149
Thailand1381:511,87289,138
Micronesia1001:1,062227
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Canada571:646,41452,764
Mauritius451:28,7435,603
Indonesia431:3,075,563171,061
England401:1,392,95161,553
Brunei371:11,3171,397
Cameroon371:561,32643,620
Guyana201:38,1113,813
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
China181:75,962,3094,162
Panama171:230,1336,157
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Guam81:20,0153,029
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France21:33,211,361423,184
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4041:124,30412,048

Yow (3,671) may also be a first name.

Yow Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The translation of the Chinese characters mean 'handsome'.

- byiu000

Yow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yow occurs most in Malaysia. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yow? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yow is the 59,943rd most prevalent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 866,430 people. The last name occurs predominantly 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. Yow is also the 116,470th most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 3,671 people.

This last name is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is borne by 3,544 people, or 1 in 8,322. In Malaysia it is mostly concentrated in: Selangor, where 36 percent live, Johor, where 17 percent live and Perak, where 10 percent live. Not including Malaysia this surname occurs in 42 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 41 percent live and Singapore, where 6 percent live.

Yow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Yow has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname 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 national average, with 64.19% registered to vote for the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oyow862,713/
Yowe86428/
Eyow86212/
Ayow86103/
Yiow8629/
Uyow869/
Hyow864/
Yowf861/
Yowz861/
Yoww861/
Hayow75465/
Yowpp759/
Hoyow753/
Ayiow752/
Youow752/
Yhowa751/
Ayowh751/
Yiowa751/
Yohwe751/
Yihow751/
Aiyow751/
Yohow750/
Yaw6735,268/
Jow672,808/
Yob672,065/
Hayhow67468/
Eow67460/
Yov67125/
Aiyowe6757/
Yof6714/
Iow679/
Haayow679/
Yavowa671/
Heyhow671/

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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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