Yaawa Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Yaawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Yaawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yaawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yaawa is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yaawa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,587,209th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Yaawa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Yaawa are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 2,307,674. In Cameroon Yaawa is mostly found in: North Region, where 89 percent reside and Far North Region, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 8 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yahawa | 91 | 23 | / |
| Yaawua | 91 | 4 | / |
| Yaawai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ya'awa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yawa | 89 | 19,685 | / |
| Yahawat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hyaawua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yawai | 80 | 648 | / |
| Yaaba | 80 | 518 | / |
| Yawah | 80 | 178 | / |
| Yaawo | 80 | 161 | / |
| Yaawe | 80 | 124 | / |
| Yaway | 80 | 117 | / |
| Yawau | 80 | 34 | / |
| Yiawa | 80 | 21 | / |
| Jaawa | 80 | 20 | / |
| Yabaa | 80 | 16 | / |
| Jyawa | 80 | 8 | / |
| Yaava | 80 | 8 | / |
| Yahwa | 80 | 7 | / |
| Yawaa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Hyawa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yawwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yaywa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yaïwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yaaiva | 73 | 19 | / |
| Uyaewa | 73 | 13 | / |
| Jahawa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Yahava | 73 | 9 | / |
| Yahway | 73 | 9 | / |
| Iaawua | 73 | 9 | / |
| Yaaabi | 73 | 6 | / |
| Yahuaa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ayaewa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Aiyawa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yawash | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yaawes | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yasuaa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yahawi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yahwah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yavaai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yawaja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaywat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaavga | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yahawe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ya'aba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yavaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaauba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yahywa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaswad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ya'awe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jaawat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jaawaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ajiawa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yahwau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eyiawa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yoaway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jaawad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jaaway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jawa | 67 | 20,595 | / |
| Yava | 67 | 19,226 | / |
| Yaba | 67 | 12,739 | / |
| Yowa | 67 | 12,465 | / |
| Yawe | 67 | 6,843 | / |
| Yawo | 67 | 3,044 | / |
| Yawi | 67 | 2,427 | / |
| Yaua | 67 | 74 | / |
| Iawa | 67 | 29 | / |
| Yachwad | 67 | 19 | / |
| Yashwad | 67 | 13 | / |
| Huyaewa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ayyawat | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yasuaha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oyiawah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yawj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yasuaas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ajeawah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yahauua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yawy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jyabaah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaabhai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaabhay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yawahap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yawé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haiyawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yauhaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aijawad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jahaway | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Yaawa
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