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 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
| 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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