Yalaw Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Yalaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yalaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Yalaw (27) may also be a first name.

Yalaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yalaw is borne by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yalaw? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Yalaw reside; 67 percent reside in East Africa and 67 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Yalaw is also the 2,036,353rd most numerous first name internationally, borne by 27 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 24,386,566. Other than Ethiopia Yalaw occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 17 percent are found and Yemen, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yalawe91166/
Yallaw910/
Yatlaw910/
Yalahaw832/
Yalav80676/
Yalab80390/
Yalow8042/
Yalaf8029/
Jalaw8015/
Yalova731,015/
Jallaw73239/
Yallow73208/
Yalowa7329/
Jalawe7321/
Yatlav7312/
Yaslow7311/
Yoolaw734/
Yalaph732/
Ehalaw731/
Yalowe731/
Yalabh731/
Yalyaf731/
Yaalav731/
Yahlaf731/
Yallav731/
Yaleuw731/
Jalauw731/
Yatlow730/
Ihalauw6791/
Yahlova6732/
Yaylova677/
Yooleaw674/
Yaalaph674/
Yallowa674/
Yalouwe673/
Yalyaiv671/
Yallova671/
Yalgova671/

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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 Yalaw
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