Yawal Surname

786,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 359 people bear this surname

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

Yawal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yawal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2531:700,16932,315
Papua New Guinea961:84,93511,249
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Yawal (140) may also be a first name.

Yawal Last Name Facts

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

Yawal has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Yawal click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yawal? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 786,896th most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 20,299,571 people. Yawal is predominantly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Yawal are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 70 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yawal is also the 781,395th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 140 people.

The last name Yawal is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 253 people, or 1 in 700,169. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Adamawa, where 66 percent are found, Borno, where 21 percent are found and Kano, where 6 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 27 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yawale9113,630/
Yawgal916/
Yawaul911/
Yawaal911/
Jyawal911/
Jyaswal8366/
Yawalle8329/
Yawaile832/
Yawwale831/
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Yajswal831/
Yayswal831/
Yaawale831/
Jawal801,326/
Yabal80682/
Yaval80350/
Yawol80105/
Iawal8049/
Yowal8010/
Yaual801/
Eawal801/
Aayawale777/
Jawale734,196/
Yavale73922/
Jaiwal73332/
Yowale7364/
Jaywal7353/
Yavgal7349/
Jyaval7323/
Yawole7321/
Jawhal7316/
Yasval7311/
Yabaal7310/
Jajwal7310/
Jyabal736/
Jawail735/
Jawalh732/
Jhawal732/
Iawale732/
Jahwal731/
Oyowal731/
Iawail731/
Ijawal731/
Jyaual731/
Jawwal731/
Youaal731/
Yabhal731/
Jawall730/
Haiyawale715/
Jyashwale711/
Yahawol6784/
Jiaswal6756/
Jaswall6752/
Yavaşel6723/
Jyasval6720/
Jauswal6716/
Jaswaal6711/
Jawatil677/
Jahuwal677/
Jasswal676/
Jeaswal675/
Yawoule674/
Jeyswal674/
Yabhail673/
Jawasil673/
Jajswal673/
Jawhale672/
Jahawal672/
Jaswale672/
Yowaile671/
Jayhwal671/
Jaywaal671/
Jaswail671/
Jaswalt671/
Jaswual671/
Jjaswal671/
Jaawale671/
Jahswal671/
Ijyaual671/
Gihawal671/
Yavgall671/
Yaysval671/
Jahwail671/
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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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  • 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 Yawal
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