Yaiwo Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Yaiwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Yaiwo Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447

Yaiwo (57) may also be a first name.

Yaiwo Last Name Facts

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

Yaiwo occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yaiwo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,543,123rd most frequently used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 65 percent of Yaiwo are found; 65 percent are found in West Africa and 65 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,308,380th most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 57 people.

It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 8,857,138. In Nigeria Yaiwo is most common in: Osun, where 40 percent reside, Oyo, where 25 percent reside and Lagos, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 35 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yayiwoh831/
Yaiwa8033/
Iaiwo807/
Yaibo805/
Yaiwap7329/
Yayiwa7316/
Yaiwad738/
Yaisuo737/
Yaibuo734/
Yayibo732/
Yaewoi731/
Youiwo731/
Yahiova673/
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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 Yaiwo
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis