Yasowa Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Yasowa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yasowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1281:63,7018,267
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Yasowa (48) may also be a first name.

Yasowa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yasowa is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yasowa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,581,912th most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 56,492,604 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 99 percent of Yasowa are found; 99 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 99 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,448,253rd most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 48 people.

The last name is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 128 people, or 1 in 63,701. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Enga, where 93 percent reside, Southern Highlands, where 6 percent reside and Western Highlands, where 1 percent reside. Beside Papua New Guinea Yasowa occurs in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yasouwa925/
Yatsowa921/
Yassouwa863/
Yasawa83112/
Yasova8377/
Jasowa835/
Yazowa831/
Yosowa831/
Yasoba831/
Yashova77124/
Yatsova7710/
Yassova774/
Yasioua771/
Yassawa771/
Yasaway771/
Yasobha771/
Jasowad771/
Yasouba771/
Yasab732,355/
Yasav731,218/
Yasaf7365/
Yazow7346/
Yasov7345/
Yasof7331/
Yasaw7310/
Yasob739/
Jasow731/
Yaytsova71212/
Yasafova7181/
Yhashova714/
Yashawad714/
Yashobha713/
Yadsawat711/
Yassouba711/
Yashobai711/
Jassowai711/
Yas6734,336/
Yazawa6721,465/
Yazova67476/
Yosawa67333/
Yasabh67237/
Yatsav67215/
Yasaph67171/
Yasoob67115/
Yashov6796/
Yasaba6781/
Yadsav6748/
Yasouf6735/
Yasoph6732/
Yasoof6731/
Yosova6728/
Jasova6720/
Iasova6719/
Yatsov6715/
Jajowa6714/
Yashab6713/
Yasauv6710/
Yassab678/
Jasawa678/
Yasoff677/
Josowa677/
Yozawa676/
Jazowa676/
Yasabo675/
Yassaf675/
Yashav675/
Yoasaf674/
Yajowo673/
Yasaav673/
Yasoov673/
Yassaw671/
Yacowo671/
Yassof671/
Jausow671/
Yashob671/
Yasava671/
Yachow671/
Yacawa671/
Yashaf671/
Yaasob671/
Yasaff671/
Yaysaf671/
Yasuob671/
Yasobo671/
Jashow670/

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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 Yasowa
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