Yandawai Surname
Approximately 104 people bear this surname
Yandawai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 102 | 1:79,938 | 10,532 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Yandawai (13) may also be a first name.
Yandawai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yandawai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yandawai occurs most in Papua New Guinea. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Yandawai.
How Common Is The Last Name Yandawai? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,806,862nd most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 98 percent of Yandawai live; 98 percent live in Oceania Islands and 98 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequent first name on earth, held by 13 people.
This surname is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 102 people, or 1 in 79,938. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Southern Highlands, where 78 percent reside, National Capital District, where 16 percent reside and Enga, where 5 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 percent reside and Malaysia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yandawa | 93 | 18 | / |
| Yandawi | 93 | 13 | / |
| Jandawai | 88 | 14 | / |
| Yandava | 80 | 2,683 | / |
| Yandowa | 80 | 49 | / |
| Yandaba | 80 | 8 | / |
| Yandewi | 80 | 8 | / |
| Jandawa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Jandawi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yandewa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yandabi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yandawe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yandhava | 75 | 120 | / |
| Yandaeva | 75 | 37 | / |
| Yaandava | 75 | 20 | / |
| Yandavad | 75 | 3 | / |
| Yandobai | 75 | 2 | / |
| Jandawah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yandavau | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yandhabi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yandoubai | 71 | 44 | / |
| Yaandhava | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jandabi | 67 | 41 | / |
| Yandowe | 67 | 30 | / |
| Yamdava | 67 | 22 | / |
| Yandova | 67 | 21 | / |
| Jandava | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ihandabhai | 67 | 6 | / |
| Eandava | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yandevi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jandavi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yondowi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yandeva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yandave | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jandaba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yandoba | 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
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- 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 Yandawai
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