Yóu Surname
8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
China
Yóu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
The alternate forms: You (2,002,369), Yoù (1) & Ŷőu (1) are calculated separately.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| You | 89 | 2,002,369 | / |
| Yu | 80 | 19,083,843 | / |
| Yoù | 78 | 1 | / |
| Ŷőu | 78 | 1 | / |
| Yue | 67 | 1,604,138 | / |
| Yau | 67 | 273,766 | / |
| Ayu | 67 | 45,498 | / |
| Yiu | 67 | 43,478 | / |
| Yeu | 67 | 11,031 | / |
| Yui | 67 | 9,968 | / |
| Yuh | 67 | 5,747 | / |
| Yua | 67 | 3,707 | / |
| Eyu | 67 | 1,629 | / |
| Yuo | 67 | 1,319 | / |
| Oyu | 67 | 1,233 | / |
| Uyu | 67 | 1,149 | / |
| Yuu | 67 | 974 | / |
| Yuy | 67 | 836 | / |
| Iyu | 67 | 526 | / |
| Yyu | 67 | 25 | / |
| Ywu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Yué | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ayó | 67 | 2 | / |
| y U | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yuȗ | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoó | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Yóu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis