Yawani Surname

983,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Yawani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yawani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1511:358,79332,710
Papua New Guinea481:169,86923,574
Benin301:344,52026,827
Zimbabwe211:735,15452,165
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Yawani (125) may also be a first name.

Yawani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yawani occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Yawani.

How Common Is The Last Name Yawani? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yawani is the 983,245th most prevalent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 27,815,061 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Yawani reside; 66 percent reside in Southern Africa and 66 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 832,731st most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 125 people.

Yawani is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 151 people, or 1 in 358,793. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 51 percent live, Western Cape, where 32 percent live and Gauteng, where 14 percent live. Beside South Africa Yawani is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent live and Benin, where 11 percent live.

Yawani Last Name Statistics demography

Yawani earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 57.99% less than the national average, earning R 99,840 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yawanit928/
Yawanhi926/
Yahwani926/
Yawhani921/
Jawani83728/
Yawana83456/
Yowani83119/
Yawane83118/
Yavani8356/
Yauani839/
Jaswani77882/
Jaawani77139/
Hiawani7745/
Yohwani7722/
Jahwani7721/
Jawhani7711/
Jawaini7711/
Yavgani779/
Yavanai777/
Yabanni776/
Yabhani776/
Yawaina776/
Yajvani772/
Yabanei772/
Jaywani772/
Jaiwani772/
Yawoini771/
Jeawani771/
Yoywani771/
Youwani771/
Jhawani771/
Yabanyi771/
Yavangi771/
Yavvani771/
Yayuani771/
Yahbani771/
Jiawani771/
Yavanis771/
Yavaini771/
Yaabani771/
Yaybani771/
Jaiswani71142/
Jaiwanit717/
Jawahani716/
Yowhanis714/
Yawanees714/
Jashwani713/
Jasswani711/
Yoyhwani711/
Yabhaini711/
Yabahani711/
Yauhanip711/
Jaiwwani711/
Jaswaani711/
Javani678,309/
Yabane67588/
Yavana67574/
Jabani67552/
Yovani67386/
Yowana67369/
Jowani67353/
Yowane67304/
Jawana67205/
Jawane67128/
Yabany67123/
Youani67109/
Yowoni6737/
Jawany6713/
Yawona6712/
Yavane678/
Iawana674/
Jaiwahnid674/
Jaiwahnit674/
Jaishwani671/
Youhaaniz671/
Yauane671/
Jawanh671/
Jhaiwanit671/
Eyiowuani671/

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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 Yawani
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