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

The surname Yawa (Arabic: ياوا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻮﻯ) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

The last name Yawa is the 27,303^rd most commonly held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 370,208 people. Yawa is predominantly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Yawa are found; 37 percent are found in West Africa and 31 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 11,671^st most commonly used first name globally It is held by 85,683 people.

This surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 5,001 people, or 1 in 10,833. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 50 percent are found, Western Cape, where 18 percent are found and Gauteng, where 13 percent are found. Barring South Africa it exists in 53 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 17 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 9 percent are found.

Yawa Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (68%) in Kenya.

The amount Yawa earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 34.62% less than the national average, earning R 155,364 per year and in United States they earn 39.45% less than the national average, earning $26,125 USD per year.