Yanwo Surname
Approximately 135 people bear this surname
Yanwo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 94 | 1:109,953 | 12,317 |
| Cameroon | 33 | 1:629,366 | 47,277 |
| Ivory Coast | 6 | 1:3,845,205 | 48,272 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Yanwo (572) may also be a first name.
Yanwo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yanwo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yanwo has its highest incidence in Benin. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yanwo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,537,949th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 53,981,822 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Yanwo are found; 73 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yanwo is also the 350,532nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 572 people.
The surname Yanwo is most common in Benin, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 109,953. In Benin it is most prevalent in: Collines Department, where 84 percent reside, Zou Department, where 13 percent reside and Atakora Department, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Benin Yanwo occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 24 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yanwou | 91 | 15 | / |
| Yanwoi | 91 | 5 | / |
| Yanwa | 80 | 109 | / |
| Yanbo | 80 | 58 | / |
| Yanvo | 80 | 35 | / |
| Janwo | 80 | 14 | / |
| Ehanwo | 73 | 166 | / |
| Oyonwo | 73 | 38 | / |
| Yanvou | 73 | 37 | / |
| Yanwah | 73 | 34 | / |
| Yanewa | 73 | 20 | / |
| Yanevo | 73 | 17 | / |
| Yanbou | 73 | 14 | / |
| Yaanwa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Yanwaa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yonwou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yanboi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yanwua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yanboo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ihanwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jianwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yanboy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yanmbo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ijanwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yanhwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Janwood | 67 | 18 | / |
| Yohanwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ogianwo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yangnuo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eyianwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ianwood | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yamnwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaanwaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aayanwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yamwout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajonwoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ejeanwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehanwoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yanvoot | 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 Yanwo
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