Cognomen Jinyou (Jinyou 
, 进友 , 锦友 ) , worldwide, is quite a rare surname. The family name Jinyou is characteristic of China, where it is a rare surname, Singapore, where it is a very rare surname, and Malaysia. More frequently, Jinyou is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Jinyou | Greece, United States, Taiwan, Malaysia, China |
| 进友, 锦友, 金尤 | China |
Йинёу, ジンヨウ, 仅有, 今友, 今有, 今铀, 劲友, 劲尤, 劲悠, 劲有, 劲游, 劲由, 堇优, 尽友, 尽有, 尽酉, 巾又, 晋佑, 晋友, 晋尤, 晋有, 津佑, 津又, 津友, 津有, 津莜, 瑾友, 瑾幼, 瑾幽, 筋游, 蓳佑, 衿悠, 谨优, 谨友, 谨尤, 近友, 近尤, 近有, 近鱿, 进优, 进佑, 进尤, 进幼, 进悠, 进有, 进油, 进游, 进猷, 金优, 金佑, 金侑, 金友, 金右, 金幼, 金悠, 金攸, 金有, 金柚, 金油, 金游, 金猷, 金由, 金祐, 金羑, 金邮, 金酉, 金铀, 金铕, 锦优, 锦佑, 锦尤, 锦幼, 锦幽, 锦有, 锦柚, 锦油, 锦游, 锦猷, 锦由, 锦铀, and 锦黝