Yangwa Surname
Approximately 663 people bear this surname
Yangwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 397 | 1:186,095 | 18,831 |
| Cameroon | 193 | 1:107,612 | 12,606 |
| Papua New Guinea | 31 | 1:263,023 | 35,917 |
| Tanzania | 17 | 1:3,114,213 | 50,054 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Uganda | 12 | 1:3,253,273 | 85,117 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Yangwa (459) may also be a first name.
Yangwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yangwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yangwa occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yangwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Yangwa is the 497,277th most frequently occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 10,991,774 people. Yangwa is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Yangwa are found; 70 percent are found in Central Africa and 69 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Yangwa is also the 398,330th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 459 people.
The last name is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 397 people, or 1 in 186,095. Besides The DR Congo this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 29 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yangwai | 92 | 58 | / |
| Yangwau | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yangua | 83 | 3,130 | / |
| Yangba | 83 | 2,671 | / |
| Jangwa | 83 | 986 | / |
| Yongwa | 83 | 579 | / |
| Yangwe | 83 | 223 | / |
| Yankwa | 83 | 91 | / |
| Yangwo | 83 | 81 | / |
| Yangwi | 83 | 52 | / |
| Yamgwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Iangwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wanyangwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ayiangwat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yangwei | 77 | 180 | / |
| Ayongwa | 77 | 150 | / |
| Eyongwa | 77 | 48 | / |
| Yangbai | 77 | 36 | / |
| Yangbay | 77 | 27 | / |
| Jangwad | 77 | 26 | / |
| Yongwai | 77 | 21 | / |
| Ajongwa | 77 | 17 | / |
| Yanghua | 77 | 14 | / |
| Yiangba | 77 | 13 | / |
| Yanguai | 77 | 9 | / |
| Yanguaz | 77 | 5 | / |
| Jhangwa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Jangwat | 77 | 3 | / |
| Yangwet | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yongwah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yankway | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yanguea | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yangvas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jangwea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yangkwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yangbaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yankwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oyongwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jangwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hyangwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ihangwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yangwoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hyangwy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yangwou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yanguah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yangwoo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yanguaj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Hihangwa | 71 | 64 | / |
| Wanyagwa | 71 | 21 | / |
| Yanghuat | 71 | 4 | / |
| Hyangwoo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jhangwat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yangguas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jianghwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yankgbah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yangbo | 67 | 990 | / |
| Yangue | 67 | 783 | / |
| Iangba | 67 | 733 | / |
| Yangbe | 67 | 438 | / |
| Yangui | 67 | 259 | / |
| Yongua | 67 | 237 | / |
| Yongba | 67 | 198 | / |
| Jongwa | 67 | 182 | / |
| Jangua | 67 | 138 | / |
| Yangbi | 67 | 128 | / |
| Yanguo | 67 | 87 | / |
| Yonkwa | 67 | 66 | / |
| Yongwe | 67 | 64 | / |
| Jangwe | 67 | 57 | / |
| Wanyangwe | 67 | 41 | / |
| Yankwi | 67 | 10 | / |
| Jangba | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yankwe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yanqua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yankwo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yongwi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Iangua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yankua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iongwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yomgwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yamgwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eangwe | 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 Yangwa
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