Yaiw Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Singapore

Yaiw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yaiw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Yaiw (12) may also be a first name.

Yaiw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yaiw is most common in Malaysia. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Yaiw click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yaiw? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,311,814th most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 67 percent of Yaiw reside; 67 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 33 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Yaiw is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 12 people.

The last name is most common in Malaysia, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 29,494,225. In Malaysia Yaiw is primarily found in: Johor, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Malaysia Yaiw is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Singapore, where 33 percent reside and Sweden, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yaiwe893/
Yaib7544/
Yaiv7524/
Yaif751/
Iaiw751/
Yayib6715/
Yahif675/
Yaife672/
Yaeaw671/
Yoaib671/
Yauif671/
Yaeew671/

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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 Yaiw
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