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

Yawi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻮﻯ) is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yawi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 176,356th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 3,002,697 people. This surname is mostly found 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 frequent given name worldwide, held by 489 people.

This surname is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 1,718 people, or 1 in 4,746. In Papua New Guinea Yawi is most frequent in: East Sepik, where 33 percent are found, Southern Highlands, where 27 percent are found and West Sepik, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 15 percent are found and Tanzania, where 8 percent are found.

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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