Yangwa Surname

497,277th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 663 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Yangwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yangwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3971:186,09518,831
Cameroon1931:107,61212,606
Papua New Guinea311:263,02335,917
Tanzania171:3,114,21350,054
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

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 last name Yangwa is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Yangwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Yangwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 497,277th most frequently held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 10,991,774 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Yangwa reside; 70 percent reside in Central Africa and 69 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Yangwa is also the 398,330th most widespread given name worldwide. It is borne by 459 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 397 people, or 1 in 186,095. Not including The DR Congo this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 29 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yangwai9258/
Yangwau921/
Yangua833,130/
Yangba832,671/
Jangwa83986/
Yongwa83579/
Yangwe83223/
Yankwa8391/
Yangwo8381/
Yangwi8352/
Yamgwa832/
Iangwa831/
Wanyangwa802/
Ayiangwat801/
Yangwei77180/
Ayongwa77150/
Eyongwa7748/
Yangbai7736/
Yangbay7727/
Jangwad7726/
Yongwai7721/
Ajongwa7717/
Yanghua7714/
Yiangba7713/
Yanguai779/
Yanguaz775/
Jhangwa775/
Jangwat773/
Yangwet772/
Yongwah772/
Yankway772/
Yanguea772/
Yangvas771/
Jangwea771/
Yangkwo771/
Yangbaa771/
Yankwah771/
Oyongwa771/
Jangwai771/
Hyangwo771/
Ihangwa771/
Yangwoh771/
Hyangwy771/
Yangwou771/
Yanguah771/
Yangwoo771/
Yanguaj771/
Hihangwa7164/
Wanyagwa7121/
Yanghuat714/
Hyangwoo711/
Jhangwat711/
Yangguas711/
Jianghwa711/
Yankgbah711/
Yangbo67990/
Yangue67783/
Iangba67733/
Yangbe67438/
Yangui67259/
Yongua67237/
Yongba67198/
Jongwa67182/
Jangua67138/
Yangbi67128/
Yanguo6787/
Yonkwa6766/
Yongwe6764/
Jangwe6757/
Wanyangwe6741/
Yankwi6710/
Jangba676/
Yankwe675/
Yanqua674/
Yankwo673/
Yongwi673/
Iangua673/
Yankua672/
Iongwa671/
Yomgwa671/
Yamgwe671/
Eangwe671/

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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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  • 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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