Yanguen Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

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

Yanguen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yanguen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230

Yanguen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yanguen is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yanguen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yanguen is the 5,391,485th most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 62 percent of Yanguen live; 62 percent live in Central Africa and 62 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 2,596,134. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: West Region, where 88 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 13 percent reside. Other than Cameroon this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 31 percent reside and Colombia, where 8 percent reside.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yanguen
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