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Yu
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  • Used in: 4 countries

Origin: Mandarin

Transliteration: * (Mandarin): From Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin (for: ㄩˊ, ㄩˇ, ㄩˋ, ㄧㄡˊ) (余, 于, 由 (yóu), 魚 /鱼 (yú) / 鱼 (yú), 漁 /渔 (yú), 渔 (yú), 楀 (yǔ), 俞, 喻, 兪, 於 /于, 遇 (yù), 虞 (yú), 郁 (yù), 尉, 禹 (yǔ), 游 (yóu), 尤 (yóu), 庾 (yǔ), 娛 /娱, 娱, 茹) * (Korean): From Korean 유 (yu) or 류 (ryu) (柳, 劉, 兪, 庾) * (Japanese): From Japanese ゆう or ユウ (優, 夕, 友, 有, 勇, 祐, 裕, 雄, 悠, 由宇, 侑)

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Popularity by Country

United States Yu Listen Favorite Share Copy

Rank #874
Frequency 36,285 people (13.45 per 100k)
Ethnic Distribution
White 1.45% Hispanic 0.56% Asian/PI 96.22% Two+ 1.68%
U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

United Kingdom Yu Listen Favorite Share Copy

Rank #943

Popularity Over Time (Scotland)

ONS + GRO (merged) ↗ / NRS Scotland (chart data) ↗

Russia Yu Listen Favorite Share Copy

Rank #65882
Frequency 8 people
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