Yanwa Surname
Approximately 109 people bear this surname
Yanwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 86 | 1:241,501 | 23,877 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
Yanwa (1,426) may also be a first name.
Yanwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yanwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yanwa has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yanwa? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,755,741st most commonly held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Yanwa are found; 48 percent are found in West Africa and 46 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Yanwa is also the 206,669th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 1,426 people.
The surname Yanwa is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 86 people, or 1 in 241,501. In Cameroon Yanwa is primarily found in: Far North Region, where 33 percent reside, West Region, where 24 percent reside and Centre Region, where 19 percent reside. Beside Cameroon it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 13 percent reside and Thailand, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yanwah | 91 | 34 | / |
| Yanwai | 91 | 21 | / |
| Yanewa | 91 | 20 | / |
| Yanway | 91 | 20 | / |
| Yaanwa | 91 | 6 | / |
| Yanwaa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Yanhwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yanwua | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yanwea | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yanwhea | 83 | 18 | / |
| Yanewai | 83 | 7 | / |
| Yohanwa | 83 | 6 | / |
| Eyianwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Yaanwaa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yannway | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aayanwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yamnwad | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yonwa | 80 | 963 | / |
| Yanva | 80 | 304 | / |
| Yanwo | 80 | 135 | / |
| Janwa | 80 | 122 | / |
| Yanua | 80 | 91 | / |
| Yanwe | 80 | 74 | / |
| Yanba | 80 | 64 | / |
| Yanwi | 80 | 61 | / |
| Eanwa | 80 | 30 | / |
| Yamwa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Janway | 73 | 445 | / |
| Yanbay | 73 | 211 | / |
| Yanhua | 73 | 121 | / |
| Yanwet | 73 | 64 | / |
| Yonwai | 73 | 60 | / |
| Yanwei | 73 | 52 | / |
| Yanweh | 73 | 32 | / |
| Yanwhe | 73 | 32 | / |
| Yanwou | 73 | 15 | / |
| Janwat | 73 | 15 | / |
| Gianwa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Yanvah | 73 | 10 | / |
| Yanewe | 73 | 10 | / |
| Yonway | 73 | 10 | / |
| Yanvad | 73 | 9 | / |
| Janhwa | 73 | 8 | / |
| Yanbai | 73 | 8 | / |
| Yonwah | 73 | 8 | / |
| Janwai | 73 | 8 | / |
| Yamwat | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ianwua | 73 | 5 | / |
| Yanwoi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ayonwa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ajonwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yaanwi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yanuha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Janwah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yaanva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yamwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yanwie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yanvat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yanvai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jannwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yanvea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hianwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yanmba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yasnua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Janwaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ihanwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hyonwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jeanwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yanbaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yanuay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ehanwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yasnvat | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yonwhea | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ajonwua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yatemwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Janwaay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Janweah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaanweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yanba'a | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yanhbai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayjanva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Janwais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jhanwaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jianwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jannway | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Yanwa
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