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 last name Yanwa is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Yanwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yanwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,755,741st most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 66,858,219 people. The last name Yanwa is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Yanwa reside; 48 percent reside in West Africa and 46 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 206,669th most prevalent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,426 people.
This last name is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 86 people, or 1 in 241,501. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Far North Region, where 33 percent live, West Region, where 24 percent live and Centre Region, where 19 percent live. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 13 percent live and Thailand, where 4 percent live.
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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