Yawang Surname

726,304th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 400 people bear this surname

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

Yawang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yawang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand2711:260,65844,419
Indonesia581:2,280,159138,233
Papua New Guinea401:203,84328,184
Malaysia201:1,474,71161,770
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Yawang (3,335) may also be a first name.

Yawang Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yawang occurs more in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Yawang.

How Common Is The Last Name Yawang? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 726,304th most widely held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 18,218,865 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 76 percent of Yawang are found; 76 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 68 percent are found in Tai-Asia. It is also the 123,632nd most frequently held given name throughout the world, held by 3,335 people.

It is most numerous in Thailand, where it is held by 271 people, or 1 in 260,658. In Thailand it is most prevalent in: Chiang Rai Province, where 39 percent live, Satun Province, where 28 percent live and Lampang Province, where 12 percent live. Not including Thailand this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 15 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yaweang922/
Yaawang921/
Aiyawang861/
Yawong831,551/
Jawang83513/
Yabang83484/
Yowang83174/
Yaweng8319/
Yavang836/
Eawang831/
Hayiawang8049/
Yawanke77947/
Jaiwang77257/
Jiawang7716/
Yoowang777/
Jawaing774/
Jawwang774/
Jahwang774/
Jeawang773/
Jawhang771/
Jaiswang7131/
Yhaiwong7124/
Jaiwhang717/
Yahabang712/
Yowasing712/
Jaihwang712/
Jaiwaing711/
Jau'wang711/
Ieawhang711/
Yashuang711/
Jabang679,352/
Jaweng67172/
Yobang6779/
Yabong6773/
Yovang6751/
Jowang6738/
Yavong6735/
Jawong6734/
Youang6715/
Yowong6711/
Jaswating677/
Javang676/
Yoweng676/
Iawong676/
Hajiawang675/
Hajeawang674/
Gaiyawong673/
Yauong671/
Yauanc671/
Yowamg671/
Iabang671/

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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 Yawang
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis