Jawoh Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Liberia

Jawoh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jawoh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
England21:27,859,030389,889
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Jawoh (30) may also be a first name.

Jawoh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jawoh occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Jawoh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jawoh? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,228,735th most numerous last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname Jawoh occurs predominantly in Africa, where 70 percent of Jawoh reside; 46 percent reside in Central Africa and 46 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Jawoh is also the 1,911,214th most frequently used given name at a global level. It is borne by 30 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 1,221,710. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 94 percent live and Southwest Region, where 6 percent live. Outside of Cameroon this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 19 percent live and Thailand, where 16 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jawosh911/
Jawo8910,738/
Jawah80480/
Jaiwo80365/
Jaawo8016/
Jawoo8012/
Jawwo809/
Jawop808/
Jawoi808/
Yawoh806/
Jawos805/
Jawha804/
Jowoh803/
Jawou802/
Jawoa802/
Ijawo802/
Jawuo802/
Jaywo801/
Jahwo801/
Jjawo801/
Javoh801/
Javosh73173/
Jawous7349/
Ejowoh7323/
Jawash7320/
Ojowoh7320/
Ejeawo736/
Jaiwoo734/
Jaywah733/
Jauwah732/
Jeuwoh732/
Hijawo732/
Jabouh732/
Jawwah732/
Ajjawo731/
Jawaah731/
Jawhah731/
Ejiawo731/
Jeawoo731/
Jeavoh731/
Jaouha731/
Jjaawo731/
Jawaha731/
Jawwod731/
Jawosz731/
Jaiwah731/
Jawa6720,595/
Jabo675,613/
Yawo673,044/
Jowo67581/
Javo67180/
Jeeawoo6740/
Jawoisz6719/
Jawojsz6714/
Jahwash674/
Jawahad673/
Jawwash673/
Ojowoha673/
Ajiawou672/
Ajeawah672/
Ojiaboh672/
Jaiwoot671/
Iawo671/
Jawwadh671/
Hajjawo671/

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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
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  • 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 Jawoh
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