Yamawa Surname
Approximately 78 people bear this surname
Yamawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 31 | 1:4,124,009 | 36,900 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Yamawa (10) may also be a first name.
Yamawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yamawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yamawa is most common in Japan. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yamawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yamawa is the 2,136,387th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. Yamawa is primarily found in Asia, where 41 percent of Yamawa live; 40 percent live in East Asia and 40 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 10 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Japan, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 4,124,009. In Japan it is most frequent in: Nara Prefecture, where 94 percent live, Hiroshima Prefecture, where 3 percent live and Osaka Prefecture, where 3 percent live. Not including Japan it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 27 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 22 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yammawa | 92 | 22 | / |
| Yamaiwa | 92 | 4 | / |
| Yaamawa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Yammawat | 86 | 4 | / |
| Yiamawap | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yatmawad | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yamawo | 83 | 270 | / |
| Yamaba | 83 | 235 | / |
| Yamawe | 83 | 36 | / |
| Jamawa | 83 | 28 | / |
| Yamava | 83 | 8 | / |
| Yamewa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Yamowa | 83 | 5 | / |
| Yamawi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yamaeva | 77 | 878 | / |
| Yamoway | 77 | 40 | / |
| Yamauba | 77 | 33 | / |
| Yamabai | 77 | 15 | / |
| Yamavad | 77 | 12 | / |
| Yammawo | 77 | 7 | / |
| Jamawah | 77 | 5 | / |
| Yomawat | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ayomawa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Yamowat | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yamaiwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jamaawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jamawai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yahmawo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yammowa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jamawad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yamabhai | 71 | 12,852 | / |
| Yamawout | 71 | 12 | / |
| Yamovaya | 71 | 5 | / |
| Yamgowah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yamabe | 67 | 14,833 | / |
| Yamova | 67 | 693 | / |
| Yamabi | 67 | 388 | / |
| Jamawi | 67 | 87 | / |
| Yamabo | 67 | 50 | / |
| Hehamahwa | 67 | 30 | / |
| Yamave | 67 | 12 | / |
| Yamavi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Jamawe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Jamava | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yammabhai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yamowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jamawo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Yamawa
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