Yawi Surname

176,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,427 people bear this surname

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

Yawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1,7181:4,746277
DR Congo3761:196,48819,671
Tanzania1921:275,73821,701
Indonesia441:3,005,664168,399
Nigeria321:5,535,711139,404
Philippines211:4,820,868168,058
Niger131:1,476,30930,154
Burkina Faso101:1,835,21014,348
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Yawi (489) may also be a first name.

Yawi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yawi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻮﻯ) is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yawi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yawi is the 176,356th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 3,002,697 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 72 percent of Yawi live; 72 percent live in Oceania Islands and 72 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Yawi is also the 384,341st most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 489 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 1,718 people, or 1 in 4,746. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: East Sepik, where 33 percent live, Southern Highlands, where 27 percent live and West Sepik, where 11 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea Yawi exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 15 percent live and Tanzania, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yawai89648/
Yawei89121/
Yiawi8929/
Yawii8910/
Yawie899/
Yawoi899/
Yawyi895/
Yawui891/
Hyawi891/
Yahywi8030/
Yawitt809/
Yahawi802/
Yajswi801/
Yaawai801/
Aiyawi801/
Yawich801/
Yawa7519,685/
Jawi757,293/
Yawe756,843/
Yabi756,515/
Yavi751,863/
Yowi75339/
Yaui7580/
Yawj752/
Yawy751/
Yawé751/
Hayyawi735/
Haiyawi732/
Yasui6761,073/
Jawai673,364/
Yowei671,274/
Yabui671,179/
Yaweh67908/
Ajowi67575/
Yabai67441/
Jahwi67375/
Jawie67271/
Yaviç67252/
Hjawi67212/
Yavid67178/
Yaawe67124/
Yavis67123/
Yaway67117/
Yahvi67110/
Yowai67102/
Yavit6795/
Jjawi6785/
Yaboi6784/
Yawea6761/
Ayowi6739/
Yoavi6739/
Yavie6732/
Yowoi6724/
Yabei6723/
Yobai6722/
Yaviy6722/
Yiawa6721/
Jyabi6718/
Yahwe6718/
Yaabi6716/
Yaawa6712/
Jawei6711/
Yavai6710/
Yabhi678/
Jawoi678/
Jyawa678/
Yawha677/
Hyabi676/
Jawih675/
Yaviz675/
Yawoa675/
Yawee675/
Yasvi674/
Yawhe673/
Yawey673/
Yabih673/
Yavei673/
Yavoi673/
Yawaa673/
Hiawi672/
Yoawe672/
Yavio672/
Yawge672/
Yawoy672/
Yawyo672/
Jaawi672/
Iawai672/
Hyawe672/
Hyawa672/
Jawio672/
Jauwi672/
Jaiwi672/
Jajwi671/
Iawhi671/
Yawue671/
Yabyi671/
Yajvi671/
Yiawe671/
Hyawy671/
Jawwi671/
Jawyi671/
Yaweu671/
Yawwa671/
Yaywa671/
Yauid671/
Yavui671/
Yaïwa671/
Yaavi671/
Yhawe671/
Ehawi671/
Yavhi671/
Uyowi671/
Oyowi671/
Yatvi671/
Jawhi671/

Yawi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yawi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﻮﻯywy-

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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 Yawi
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