Yarwoo Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Yarwoo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yarwoo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia271:163,27911,522
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Yarwoo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Yarwoo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Yarwoo is more frequently found in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yarwoo? popularity and diffusion

Yarwoo is the 3,730,171st most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yarwoo live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in Liberia, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 163,279. In Liberia Yarwoo is mostly concentrated in: Margibi County, where 56 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 37 percent are found and Nimba County, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Liberia this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yarwo9138/
Yarewo833/
Jarwoo832/
Yarwoh831/
Yarwwod771/
Yarbo731,571/
Jarwo73343/
Yarwa73153/
Yarvo7311/
Yarwu733/
Eearwood710/
Yarboi67786/
Jarwoe6745/
Yarbou6742/
Yarwah6726/
Yarwua6717/
Yorwoi6714/
Jarwoh678/
Yarewa677/
Jarwoi676/
Jarboo675/
Yarhuo672/
Yarboh671/
Jarwuo671/
Yarwud671/
Yarvos671/
Yaruos671/
Yarwad671/
Yaruop671/
Yarewu671/
Yarboy670/

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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 Yarwoo
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