Yawiri Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

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

Yawiri Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yawiri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Benin31:3,445,20177,822

Yawiri (41) may also be a first name.

Yawiri Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yawiri has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Yawiri.

How Common Is The Last Name Yawiri? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,100,440th most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 83 percent of Yawiri reside; 83 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 83 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Yawiri is also the 1,590,275th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 41 people.

It is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 247,082. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Enga, where 70 percent are found and Madang, where 30 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea Yawiri is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 10 percent are found and Benin, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yawira83373/
Yabiri8383/
Yawuri8356/
Yaweri838/
Jawiri834/
Yaviri833/
Yawire833/
Yawaire7748/
Yawiraj774/
Jawirit771/
Yaweire771/
Yawoire771/
Yaboiri771/
Oyowiri771/
Yashviri713/
Yawhaira711/
Yasuhiri711/
Jabiri678,662/
Yaberi67513/
Yoweri67388/
Javiri67171/
Jawira6737/
Yaveri6727/
Jaweri6722/
Yobiri6715/
Yawera6713/
Yavira679/
Iaviri678/
Jawire677/
Yawere675/
Jawuri674/
Yawure673/
Yabire673/
Yavuri673/
Yawery671/

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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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  • 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 Yawiri
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