Yawah Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Yawah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yawah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia901:48,9844,396
Nigeria481:3,690,474107,175
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Yawah (1,226) may also be a first name.

Yawah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yawah is borne by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yawah? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,281,391st most common surname in the world, held by around 1 in 40,941,269 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Yawah are found; 78 percent are found in West Africa and 51 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Yawah is also the 225,965th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,226 people.

It is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is held by 90 people, or 1 in 48,984. In Liberia Yawah is most numerous in: Lofa County, where 33 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 29 percent reside and Bong County, where 17 percent reside. Outside of Liberia it occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 27 percent reside and Cameroon, where 10 percent reside.

Yawah Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yawuah9110/
Yawash912/
Yahwah912/
Yawa8919,685/
Oyiawah833/
Yaweash831/
Yawahap831/
Yahweah831/
Yawai80648/
Jawah80480/
Yowah80348/
Yaway80117/
Yawea8061/
Yawau8034/
Yawua8029/
Yiawa8021/
Yaawa8012/
Jyawa808/
Yahwa807/
Yawha807/
Yawoh806/
Yawoa805/
Yawaa803/
Yavah803/
Yawho802/
Hyawa802/
Yaïwa801/
Yaywa801/
Yawwa801/
Oyowah73157/
Yavash7394/
Yahawa7323/
Yahvah7320/
Jawash7320/
Geawah7318/
Yahway739/
Yoweah737/
Yasuah736/
Yoowah735/
Giawah735/
Yawuat734/
Yaawua734/
Aiyawa733/
Jaywah733/
Jauwah732/
Yavath732/
Jawwah732/
Ya'awa731/
Eaywah731/
Jawaah731/
Yeiwah731/
Yaswad731/
Yaybah731/
Yahywa731/
Yaawai731/
Yavaph731/
Yaywat731/
Jawaha731/
Jawajh731/
Jaiwah731/
Jawhah731/
Yoaway731/
Yohwah731/
Eyiawa731/
Yahwau731/
Jawa6720,595/
Yava6719,226/
Yaba6712,739/
Yowa6712,465/
Yawo673,044/
Jayweah6793/
Yaua6774/
Yowaish6735/
Iawa6729/
Yachwad6719/
Yashwad6713/
Jawheah6710/
Ayyawat679/
Jahwash674/
Jawahad673/
Yasuaha673/
Jawwash673/
Yavatch672/
Ajeawah672/
Geaweah671/
Hyaawua671/
Jyabaah671/
Jawwadh671/
Yaabhai671/
Haiyawa671/
Yaabhay671/
Yahawat671/

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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 Yawah
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