Yaawo Surname
Approximately 161 people bear this surname
Yaawo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 159 | 1:332,966 | 24,953 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
Yaawo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yaawo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yaawo is carried by more people in Tanzania than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yaawo? popularity and diffusion
Yaawo is the 1,369,340th most commonly used last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 45,264,260 people. The surname Yaawo occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Yaawo reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is borne by 159 people, or 1 in 332,966. In Tanzania Yaawo is primarily found in: Manyara Region, where 94 percent live, Arusha Region, where 6 percent live and Kilimanjaro Region, where 1 percent live. Other than Tanzania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live and Trinidad and Tobago, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yawo | 89 | 3,044 | / |
| Yawou | 80 | 76 | / |
| Yawoo | 80 | 19 | / |
| Jaawo | 80 | 16 | / |
| Yaawa | 80 | 12 | / |
| Yawoi | 80 | 9 | / |
| Yahwo | 80 | 7 | / |
| Yawoh | 80 | 6 | / |
| Yaabo | 80 | 6 | / |
| Yawoa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Yaweo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Yawuo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yawwo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yawho | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yawoy | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hyawo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yahawa | 73 | 23 | / |
| Yaswot | 73 | 14 | / |
| Yawoot | 73 | 11 | / |
| Yawood | 73 | 6 | / |
| Yaawua | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yaaibo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ya'awa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ayiawo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ajjawo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaaboo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yawous | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jjaawo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hyawou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yawa | 67 | 19,685 | / |
| Yava | 67 | 19,226 | / |
| Yaba | 67 | 12,739 | / |
| Yabo | 67 | 12,498 | / |
| Jawo | 67 | 10,738 | / |
| Yavo | 67 | 7,377 | / |
| Yowo | 67 | 185 | / |
| Yaua | 67 | 74 | / |
| Yauo | 67 | 28 | / |
| Ayyawoo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ayiawou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ajiawou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yahawat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iawo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hyaawua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaywood | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hajjawo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Yaawo
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