Yangowa Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Yangowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yangowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665

Yangowa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Yangowa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Yangowa is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yangowa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,746,821st most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. The last name Yangowa is primarily found in Oceania, where 58 percent of Yangowa live; 58 percent live in Oceania Islands and 58 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

The last name Yangowa is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 281,163. In Papua New Guinea Yangowa is most common in: Western Highlands, where 86 percent live, Madang, where 10 percent live and Western, where 3 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 42 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yangouwa931/
Yangow921/
Yangawa86117/
Yangoba86114/
Yongowa8634/
Jangowa862/
Yiangow861/
Yangowo861/
Yangova861/
Yangouba8055/
Yongowua806/
Yanggawa803/
Yamgowah801/
Jangoowa801/
Yangov775/
Yangaw774/
Jangow774/
Yangob771/
Yang7347,658,905/
Yankova7116,358/
Yangaba7173/
Jankowa7132/
Yangawo7128/
Jiangow717/
Yangová715/
Jangova712/
Yanggaw712/
Yangabh711/
Jangawa711/
Yangobo711/
Yangava711/
Yangovo711/
Yiangov711/
Jangowo711/
Yonggow711/
Yoang677,401/
Yiang67966/
Yamng67295/
Yangs67139/
Yangaboy6786/
Hyang6753/
Yahng6747/
Yangaboi6744/
Yangabou6724/
Yhang6721/
Jyang6719/
Yaang6710/
Yangh6710/
Yayng6710/
Yangg678/
Yanng674/
Jangawad674/
Hyankova673/
Yangaphe673/
Yangk673/
Yangc672/
Yangt672/
Yangz672/
Yangovoy671/
Yancg671/
Yangabah671/
Jongowai671/
Yatng671/

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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 Yangowa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis