Yaawe Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Yaawe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yaawe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda791:494,16828,468
Cameroon441:472,02438,779
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Yaawe (25) may also be a first name.

Yaawe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yaawe is found in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Yaawe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yaawe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yaawe is the 1,620,164th most frequent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 58,770,532 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yaawe are found; 64 percent are found in East Africa and 64 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 25 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Uganda, where it is borne by 79 people, or 1 in 494,168. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Bududa District, where 70 percent are found, Nakasongola District, where 4 percent are found and Mubende District, where 4 percent are found. Other than Uganda it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 35 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yaawes912/
Ya'awe911/
Yahawe911/
Yawe896,843/
Yaaw893/
Yaae891/
Yaweh80908/
Yaabe80234/
Yayae80126/
Yawei80121/
Yawea8061/
Yaave8035/
Yahwe8018/
Yaaye8018/
Jaawe8013/
Yaawa8012/
Yawie809/
Yawee805/
Ytawe804/
Yawhe803/
Yawey803/
Yoawe802/
Yawge802/
Hyawe802/
Yawue801/
Yaaee801/
Yiawe801/
Yaweu801/
Yhawe801/
Yaeae801/
Yaauw801/
Yaaeh801/
Yaw7535,268/
Yaa7517,984/
Yahaye731,072/
Jahawe73717/
Yahweh7350/
Yaeyae7337/
Yaweye7327/
Aiyawe7326/
Yaabee7321/
Yawetz736/
Yahwhe735/
Yahaey734/
Oyiawe733/
Yawoue733/
Yahawi732/
Yahwee732/
Ajiawe732/
Jjaawe732/
Itaawe732/
Yawets732/
Yayaie731/
Ayaewe731/
Ya'awa731/
Yaabeh731/
Yawe'e731/
Yaawai731/
Yaayae731/
Yahaeh731/
Yhaabe731/
Aisawe731/
Yaya67213,287/
Yaye6742,460/
Yabe6735,712/
Yawa6719,685/
Yava6719,226/
Yahyaei673,184/
Yawi672,427/
Yave672,315/
Yaja67904/
Jawe67520/
Yowe67428/
Yaau67239/
Yahyaee67232/
Hyaa67208/
Yaje67165/
Yaai67154/
Yiaw6748/
Yahiaei6748/
Ya'a6745/
Yaie6731/
Yaia6724/
Yaay6717/
Yaee6715/
Yaei6711/
Yaey6711/
Yaue6710/
Iawe6710/
Yeae677/
Yahwheh675/
Jyaw675/
Jahaawe673/
Hyaw673/
Yawh672/
Yawj672/
Jahawee671/
Yawy671/
Yahwhee671/
Aaey671/
Yahweah671/
Hyaabee671/
Yawé671/
Yajiaei671/
Yahaïye671/
Yahaver671/
Yahayee671/
Ajjawee671/
Yaweash671/
Yahayye671/
Yawd671/
Aaea671/
Eaae671/

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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 Yaawe
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