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 found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yangwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yangwa is the 497,277th most widespread surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 10,991,774 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Yangwa live; 70 percent live in Central Africa and 69 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Yangwa is also the 398,330th most frequently used forename in the world. It is borne by 459 people.
The surname is most common in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 397 people, or 1 in 186,095. Outside of The DR Congo Yangwa exists 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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis