Yawalo Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Yawalo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yawalo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627

Yawalo (19) may also be a first name.

Yawalo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yawalo is found in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Yawalo.

How Common Is The Last Name Yawalo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,185,033rd most commonly held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 55 percent of Yawalo are found; 55 percent are found in Central Africa and 55 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 19 people.

The surname Yawalo is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Barring The DR Congo this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 45 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yawalou922/
Yawala83490/
Yawolo83118/
Yabalo8329/
Jawalo835/
Yawalã832/
Yavalo831/
Yawuala779/
Yoawala774/
Yaabalo773/
Yahwolo771/
Yabalio771/
Yabalou771/
Yabaloy771/
Yawaila771/
Yawollo771/
Yawallah711/
Yawalash711/
Yowala673,271/
Yavala67966/
Yabala67248/
Jawala67109/
Yabolo6782/
Jawolo678/
Jabalo676/
Yawela673/
Yobalo672/
Yawola672/
Yaawallah671/
Yauala671/
Yowolo671/
Yowelo671/
Yabalá671/
Yavelo671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Yawalo
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