View the most religious surnames in Ireland

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

The surname Yaw is more frequently found in Ghana than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Yaw click here.

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

Yaw is the 15,807^th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 206,633 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Yaw reside; 84 percent reside in West Africa and 84 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 9,134^th most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 112,636 people.

This surname is most frequent in Ghana, where it is held by 29,440 people, or 1 in 918. Excluding Ghana this surname occurs in 68 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 7 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Yaw Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Yaw has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Yaw surname grew 501 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 2,040 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Yaw Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (79%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Yaw surname are 24.5% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.27% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Yaw earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.49% more than the national average, earning $43,359 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.22% less than the national average, earning $43,610 CAD per year.