Yahawa Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Niger

Yahawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yahawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Yahawa (39) may also be a first name.

Yahawa Last Name Facts

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

Yahawa is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Yahawa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yahawa? popularity and diffusion

Yahawa is the 4,116,508th most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Yahawa reside; 91 percent reside in West Africa and 78 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most common forename on earth. It is borne by 39 people.

It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 9,841,264. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Taraba, where 89 percent reside, Edo, where 6 percent reside and Sokoto, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Yahawa exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 9 percent reside and Cameroon, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yahawat921/
Yaawa9112/
Yahwa917/
Jahawa8311/
Yahava839/
Yahway839/
Yaawua834/
Yahuaa834/
Yahwah832/
Yahwau831/
Yaawai831/
Yahywa831/
Ya'awa831/
Yawa8019,685/
Yachwad7719/
Yashwad7713/
Yahauua771/
Hyaawua771/
Jahaway770/
Yawai73648/
Yaaba73518/
Ehawa73243/
Yabha73234/
Yawah73178/
Ihawa73174/
Yaawo73161/
Yaway73117/
Jahwa7338/
Yawau7334/
Yiawa7321/
Jaawa7320/
Yabaa7316/
Yaava738/
Jyawa738/
Yawha737/
Yahwo737/
Jhawa736/
Hiawa735/
Yahva734/
Yawaa733/
Hyawa732/
Yawwa731/
Yhowa731/
Yaywa731/
Yaïwa731/
Yahabhai713/
Yabhai673,321/
Yashua67145/
Hijawa6748/
Jahava6727/
Yahvah6720/
Yaaiva6719/
Youaha6710/
Jahuwa6710/
Iaawua679/
Hyhava677/
Hahjiawea675/
Aiyawa673/
Yasuaa672/
Jiahwa672/
Yawash672/
Yachva672/
Yaavga671/
Jahway671/
Yoaway671/
Hiawua671/
Youhaa671/
Yauhas671/
Yauhad671/
Yashva671/
Jabhaa671/
Jihawa671/
Heaway671/
Yahuay671/
Jaaway671/
Jaawad671/
Jaawaa671/
Yaswad671/
Yaauba671/
Ya'aba671/
Ajhaba671/
Giahwa671/
Eyiawa671/
Yavaai671/
Yaywat671/
Jhawai671/
Jaawat671/
Jahwai671/
Ihawau671/
Yayhua671/
Ajiawa671/

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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 Yahawa
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