Where Does The Last Name Yu Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Yu (Bengali: য়ু, Hindi: यु, Marathi: यु, Oriya: ୟୁ, Russian: Йу, Tibetan: གཡུ་) is most common in China. It can also occur as a variant: Yü or Yù. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yu? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Yu is the 23^rd most commonly held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 382 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Yu are found; 96 percent are found in East Asia and 90 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. Yu is also the 37^th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 7,842,050 people.

This surname is most common in China, where it is held by 16,872,083 people, or 1 in 81. Barring China this surname exists in 179 countries. It also occurs in South Korea, where 6 percent live and Myanmar, where 2 percent live.

Yu Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Yu has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Yu surname rose 157,700 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 287,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Yu Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (74%) in Russia, Orthodox (80%) in Belarus, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan, Christian (91%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Yu are 13.25% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.48% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Yu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 82.66% less than the national average, earning €5,207 per year; in Norway they earn 21.36% less than the national average, earning 272,150 kr per year; in Peru they earn 34.83% more than the national average, earning S/. 26,136 per year; in South Africa they earn 41.44% more than the national average, earning R 336,108 per year; in Colombia they earn 1.01% less than the national average, earning $22,472,400 COP per year; in Vietnam they earn 63.42% more than the national average, earning 134,725,000 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 19.05% more than the national average, earning $51,371 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.09% more than the national average, earning $55,193 CAD per year.