Yoyo Surname

58,554th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,632 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Congo

Yoyo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yoyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,8461:29,3493,771
Egypt1,1591:79,3237,119
Saudi Arabia1,0731:28,7574,075
Indonesia9701:136,33913,575
Morocco5111:67,46811,380
DR Congo4381:168,67517,317
Nigeria3991:443,96722,751
Congo3351:14,8931,837
Tanzania2961:178,85715,600
India2571:2,984,69089,613
Papua New Guinea1741:46,8605,817
Vietnam1661:558,1091,522
France1581:420,39761,236
Uganda1041:375,37824,063
United States881:4,118,852221,730
China871:15,716,340917
Hong Kong841:87,3271,583
Ivory Coast711:324,94711,901
Iraq471:745,14210,632
Benin461:224,68720,522
Cameroon311:669,97049,334
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Burkina Faso191:965,9009,829
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Niger161:1,199,50125,520
England161:3,482,379114,324
Algeria101:3,863,15547,113
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Jordan51:1,768,48719,843
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Saint Lucia41:44,6952,207
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Haiti31:3,561,30220,668
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Yoyo (35,733) may also be a first name.

Yoyo Last Name Facts

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

Yoyo (Hindi: योयो, Oriya: େଯାେଯା, Tibetan: གཡོ་གཡོ།) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yoyo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 58,554th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 844,248 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 61 percent of Yoyo live; 21 percent live in Southern Africa and 21 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 24,347th most frequently held first name globally, held by 35,733 people.

It is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 1,846 people, or 1 in 29,349. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 65 percent live, Western Cape, where 14 percent live and Gauteng, where 9 percent live. Not including South Africa Yoyo exists in 98 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 13 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 12 percent live.

Yoyo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Yoyo are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Yoyo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 41.52% less than the national average, earning R 138,972 per year and in United States they earn 20.78% more than the national average, earning $52,117 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yoyoh891,198/
Iyoyo891,068/
Yoyos8950/
Yooyo8936/
Yoyoa8913/
Yoyop8912/
Youyo8911/
Yoyot899/
Yhoyo895/
Yoyoy892/
Yoyoe891/
Oyo866,926/
Yoy863,656/
Yooyoo80157/
Yihoyo8064/
Yhoyho809/
Yoyoyo803/
Giyoyo801/
Yoyoyi801/
Yohyoh801/
Jiyoyo801/
Uyouyo801/
Ayoo7531,933/
Oyoo7516,976/
Joyo7512,707/
Goyo759,757/
Hoyo755,935/
Yoya754,339/
Yooe751,687/
Oyos751,393/
Oyoh751,179/
Uyoo75298/
Yoyi75274/
Iyoy75170/
Oyot75110/
Yojo7594/
Oyod7588/
Yoyt7588/
Yoou7581/
Youy7571/
Yooy7569/
Oyio7561/
Eyoo7552/
Oyuo7539/
Yoyy7539/
Yoey7536/
Yoye7530/
Oyop7519/
Yaoo7510/
Yoio7510/
Jyoy759/
Ooyo759/
Yooi756/
Hyoy756/
Yoay755/
Yooa755/
Yaoy754/
Yoyp754/
Yoyd753/
Ioyo753/
Yohy752/
Eoyo752/
Yooj751/
Yioy751/
Uoyo751/
Yooo751/
Yohouyo7320/
Gaiyoyo737/
Hoyos67137,854/
Oy675,942/
Yohou674,741/
Ijoyo671,633/
Yohey67368/
Hyojo67336/
Ayoop67312/
Yohay67224/
Yahoy67158/
Youya67157/
Hyoya67134/
Yohoi67114/
Etoyo67113/
Iyoya6791/
Joyos6761/
Yohoy6752/
Joyot6750/
Youye6749/
Itoyo6748/
Uyooh6730/
Yooey6730/
Yooya6725/
Youyi6725/
Oyowa6725/
Yooyi6725/
Yoyet6722/
Goyoo6721/
Ayoot6720/
Yoyah6719/
Hoyoh6717/
Hoyoz6717/
Oyhop6715/
Hayoo6714/
Yoiya6714/
Yohyi6713/
Yooji6711/
Yooye6711/
Jayoo6710/
Aiyoy6710/
Iyoyi678/
Yojod678/
Jyoyi677/
Joyod677/
Iyojo676/
Yohio676/
Yoyeh676/
Yohya675/
Yoyya674/
Joyio674/
Joyoo674/
Oyova674/
Ayood673/
Eoyop673/
Hooyo673/
Ayoos672/
Yoaya672/
Eoyoh672/
Yoyap672/
Yayoy672/
Oyyoy672/
Yoyae672/
Yioye671/
Yooei671/
Yoyep671/
Yoyua671/
Yoyee671/
Hoyuo671/
Jeyoo671/
Iayoy671/
Hyoys671/
Heyoo671/
Isoyo671/
Oyoch671/
Yohye671/
Yaioy671/
Yhoye671/
Gioyo671/
Esoyo671/
Yoyis671/
Hyoio671/
Ioyoy671/
Huoyo671/
Ehoyo671/
Oyoos671/
Uyooy671/
Yohjo671/
Yohys671/
Yooee671/
Yoyat671/
Yioyi671/
Yoaay671/
Jhoyo671/
Joyoh671/
Yoyst670/

Yoyo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yoyo in the Tibetan language
གཡོ་གཡོ།yoyo-
Yoyo in the Hindi language
योयोyoyo-
Yoyo in the Oriya language
େଯାେଯାeyaeya-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yoyo
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