Yowing Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Yowing Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yowing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Yowing (12) may also be a first name.

Yowing Last Name Facts

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

Yowing is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yowing? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yowing is the 5,057,639th most widely held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 93 percent of Yowing are found; 93 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 93 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Yowing is also the 3,306,491st most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 12 people.

The surname Yowing is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 582,408. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Morobe, where 86 percent live, East Sepik, where 7 percent live and Eastern Highlands, where 7 percent live. Barring Papua New Guinea Yowing exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yowng916/
Yawing831,291/
Yobing8351/
Youing8317/
Yoweng836/
Jowing831/
Youings7770/
Yawieng771/
Eowings770/
Yawng731/
Jawing67263/
Jobing6787/
Yabing6728/
Yaweng6719/
Eawing675/
Joweng672/
Jawaing624/
Yaweang622/
Yowenke621/
Youinks621/
Heobing621/
Ayiabeng571/
Yotthueng538/
Jabing50286/
Jaweng50172/
Jobeng5018/
Yabeng5014/
Yovncs501/

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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 Yowing
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