Yawii Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

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

Yawii Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yawii Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Yawii Last Name Facts

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

Yawii is found most in Papua New Guinea. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Yawii.

How Common Is The Last Name Yawii? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,063,924th most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 90 percent of Yawii are found; 90 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 90 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 905,969. In Papua New Guinea Yawii is most numerous in: Jiwaka, where 44 percent are found, National Capital District, where 33 percent are found and East Sepik, where 11 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea it is found in one country. It also occurs in Kenya, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yawi892,427/
Yawai80648/
Yawei80121/
Yiawi8029/
Yawoi809/
Yawie809/
Yawyi805/
Hyawi801/
Yawui801/
Yahywi7330/
Yawitt739/
Yahawi732/
Yajswi731/
Yaawai731/
Aiyawi731/
Yawich731/
Yawa6719,685/
Jawi677,293/
Yawe676,843/
Yabi676,515/
Yavi671,863/
Yowi67339/
Yaui6780/
Hayyawi675/
Yahaivi673/
Yawj672/
Haiyawi672/
Yawy671/
Yawé671/

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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
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  • 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 Yawii
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