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
The surname Yanwa is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yanwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,755,741st most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. It 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. It is also the 206,669th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 1,426 people.
The last name Yanwa is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 241,501. In Cameroon Yanwa is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 33 percent are found, West Region, where 24 percent are found and Centre Region, where 19 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 13 percent are found and Thailand, where 4 percent are found.
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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- 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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