Yanwou Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Yanwou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 13 | 1:1,597,621 | 87,539 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
Yanwou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yanwou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yanwou is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Yanwou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,057,639th most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yanwou are found; 87 percent are found in Central Africa and 87 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 1,597,621. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Littoral Region, where 77 percent reside, Centre Region, where 8 percent reside and East Region, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Benin, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yanwoue | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yanwu | 91 | 192 | / |
| Yanwo | 91 | 135 | / |
| Yanvou | 83 | 37 | / |
| Yanbou | 83 | 14 | / |
| Yanwoi | 83 | 5 | / |
| Yonwou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Yanwua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Aiyanwu | 77 | 9 | / |
| Aayanwu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Ayyanwu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Yanboue | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yamwout | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yanbu | 73 | 1,677 | / |
| Yanwa | 73 | 109 | / |
| Yanua | 73 | 91 | / |
| Yanbo | 73 | 58 | / |
| Yanvu | 73 | 41 | / |
| Yanvo | 73 | 35 | / |
| Janwo | 73 | 14 | / |
| Yonwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Janwu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wanyanwu | 71 | 285 | / |
| Yambou | 67 | 354 | / |
| Uyonwu | 67 | 264 | / |
| Ehanwo | 67 | 166 | / |
| Jianwu | 67 | 163 | / |
| Yanhua | 67 | 121 | / |
| Yanwei | 67 | 52 | / |
| Oyonwo | 67 | 38 | / |
| Yanwah | 67 | 34 | / |
| Ajonwu | 67 | 27 | / |
| Yanwai | 67 | 21 | / |
| Yanway | 67 | 20 | / |
| Yanewa | 67 | 20 | / |
| Yanevo | 67 | 17 | / |
| Janbou | 67 | 17 | / |
| Yaanwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ianwua | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yanhouhou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yanwaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yanboi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ehanwu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yanuha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yanevu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihanwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yasnua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jianwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yamweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yanboy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yonwoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yanwea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yanhwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yanbuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yanboo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ijanwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yanmbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yanuay | 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 Yanwou
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