Yanawa Surname
Approximately 1,240 people bear this surname
Yanawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1,222 | 1:16,996 | 2,330 |
| Papua New Guinea | 15 | 1:543,581 | 66,712 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Yanawa (125) may also be a first name.
Yanawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yanawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yanawa is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yanawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yanawa is the 305,241st most widespread family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 5,877,053 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Yanawa are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 70 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 832,731st most frequently used given name world-wide, held by 125 people.
The surname Yanawa is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1,222 people, or 1 in 16,996. In Cameroon Yanawa is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 76 percent live, North Region, where 21 percent live and Centre Region, where 1 percent live. Aside from Cameroon this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yannawa | 92 | 258 | / |
| Yanaway | 92 | 43 | / |
| Yasnawa | 92 | 24 | / |
| Yatnawa | 92 | 19 | / |
| Yanawas | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yhanawa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yanawai | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yanaiwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yaanawa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yaainawa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Yannaway | 86 | 0 | / |
| Yanaba | 83 | 843 | / |
| Janawa | 83 | 246 | / |
| Yonawa | 83 | 58 | / |
| Yanava | 83 | 35 | / |
| Yanawi | 83 | 22 | / |
| Yanewa | 83 | 20 | / |
| Yanowa | 83 | 11 | / |
| Eanawa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yanaeva | 77 | 623 | / |
| Janaway | 77 | 448 | / |
| Yonnawa | 77 | 41 | / |
| Yannava | 77 | 8 | / |
| Yanewai | 77 | 7 | / |
| Yanowai | 77 | 6 | / |
| Yanabai | 77 | 5 | / |
| Jannawa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Iamnawa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Yahnawi | 77 | 3 | / |
| Yonawah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yangava | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jangawa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Janawau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yanaiva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yanavoa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yanoway | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yanabhai | 71 | 1,024 | / |
| Jannaway | 71 | 229 | / |
| Yannaeva | 71 | 61 | / |
| Yanhaeva | 71 | 37 | / |
| Yanovaya | 71 | 14 | / |
| Yajnavad | 71 | 4 | / |
| Yanawoot | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yahnaeva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jahunawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yanaivap | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yanahuay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jannahwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jiannawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yannavad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jainawaz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jannawad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Janaswai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jannawaz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yaneva | 67 | 10,501 | / |
| Yanova | 67 | 5,369 | / |
| Yonaba | 67 | 4,245 | / |
| Yanave | 67 | 601 | / |
| Janawi | 67 | 371 | / |
| Yanabe | 67 | 267 | / |
| Janava | 67 | 99 | / |
| Janewa | 67 | 75 | / |
| Yanabo | 67 | 63 | / |
| Yanabi | 67 | 45 | / |
| Janaba | 67 | 37 | / |
| Yanavi | 67 | 26 | / |
| Ianaba | 67 | 15 | / |
| Yanoba | 67 | 13 | / |
| Janawe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yonowa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Janowa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jahanawaj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yonewa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Giannaway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eonawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jonawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yanowi | 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 Yanawa
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