Yowang Surname

1,300,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Yowang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yowang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand1621:436,03976,421
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Yowang (34) may also be a first name.

Yowang Last Name Facts

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

Yowang is more commonly found in Thailand than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yowang? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yowang is the 1,300,225th most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 41,882,448 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Yowang are found; 93 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 93 percent are found in Tai-Asia. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 34 people.

The surname Yowang is most frequent in Thailand, where it is carried by 162 people, or 1 in 436,039. In Thailand it is most prevalent in: Chiang Rai Province, where 43 percent live, Phayao Province, where 30 percent live and Chonburi Province, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Thailand this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yoowang927/
Yowasing862/
Yawang83400/
Yobang8379/
Yovang8351/
Jowang8338/
Youang8315/
Yowong8311/
Yoweng836/
Yowamg831/
Yoswong7719/
Yohuang7712/
Yoowong775/
Yosuang774/
Yoovang773/
Yaweang772/
Youhang772/
Ayowong771/
Yaawang771/
Jowhang771/
Jouwang771/
Hoyowong715/
Yoshuang712/
Yothuang712/
Aiyawang711/
Youangue711/
Yawong671,551/
Jawang67513/
Yabang67484/
Iobang6784/
Yabong6773/
Yobong6757/
Hayiawang6749/
Yavong6735/
Yaweng6719/
Jobang678/
Yavang676/
Youong676/
Jovang674/
Yotthuang674/
Jowong672/
Joweng672/
Yauong671/
Eawang671/

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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 Yowang
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