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Where Does The Last Name Yalwa Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Yalwa is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Yalwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yalwa? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Yalwa is the 104,333^rd most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,619,815 people. Yalwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yalwa reside; 92 percent reside in West Africa and 84 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 85,344^th most widely held given name worldwide, borne by 6,036 people.

The surname Yalwa is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 3,786 people, or 1 in 46,789. In Nigeria it is most common in: Adamawa, where 32 percent are found, Bauchi, where 20 percent are found and Kano, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 8 percent are found and South Africa, where 7 percent are found.

Yalwa Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (66%) in Nigeria.

Yalwa earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 62.14% less than the national average, earning R 89,964 per year.