Yamuwa Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Yamuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
Yamuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yamuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yamuwa is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Yamuwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Yamuwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yamuwa reside; 50 percent reside in Central Africa and 50 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Yamuwa is most common in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Outside of The DR Congo it is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 50 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yamuswa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yamuva | 83 | 4 | / |
| Jamuwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Yamuba | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yamoway | 77 | 40 | / |
| Yamauba | 77 | 33 | / |
| Jamuswa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jamuwad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yamuvad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yamihwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yamubhai | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ajomuiwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yamouwou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yamouwout | 67 | 12 | / |
| Jamuva | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jamuba | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yamiva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yamowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yamuve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yamuvi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yamieva | 62 | 67 | / |
| Ihomuwa | 62 | 16 | / |
| Jamubai | 62 | 4 | / |
| Jomuwad | 62 | 4 | / |
| Jamiwah | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ayomuwe | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ajomuwe | 62 | 1 | / |
| Jamubhai | 57 | 50 | / |
| Jammubai | 57 | 7 | / |
| Ajomuiwe | 57 | 3 | / |
| Ihamubhai | 53 | 4 | / |
| Yamouvoud | 53 | 1 | / |
| Jomiwa | 50 | 3 | / |
| Jamiva | 50 | 1 | / |
| Yomubo | 50 | 1 | / |
| Jamubi | 50 | 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 Yamuwa
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