Where Does The Last Name Yavu Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Yavu (Marathi: यावू, Russian: Яву) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Yavu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yavu? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 424,145^th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 8,930,816 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 46 percent of Yavu reside; 46 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 46 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Yavu is also the 787,636^th most frequent first name at a global level It is held by 138 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 374 people, or 1 in 21,801. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: Central, where 49 percent are found, East Sepik, where 46 percent are found and Northern, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea Yavu is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in India, where 39 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found.