Yawo Surname

145,777th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,044 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Togo
Highest density in:
Togo

Yawo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yawo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Togo1,9951:3,633578
Nigeria6371:278,08915,740
Papua New Guinea2631:31,0033,561
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Benin181:574,20035,798
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
India71:109,580,769786,157
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
France11:66,422,722504,397
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Yawo (49,215) may also be a first name.

Yawo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yawo occurs most in Togo. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yawo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 145,777th most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,394,069 people. The surname Yawo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Yawo live; 87 percent live in West Africa and 87 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 18,753rd most frequent given name globally, borne by 49,215 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Togo, where it is held by 1,995 people, or 1 in 3,633. Other than Togo Yawo occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 21 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent are found.

Yawo Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Yawo earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 24.26% less than the national average, earning R 179,976 per year and in United States they earn 21.22% less than the national average, earning $33,993 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yaawo89161/
Yawou8976/
Yawoo8919/
Yawoi899/
Yahwo897/
Yawoh896/
Yawoa895/
Yaweo893/
Yawoy892/
Yawho892/
Yawwo892/
Yawuo892/
Hyawo891/
Yaswot8014/
Yawoot8011/
Yawood806/
Ayiawo801/
Yawous801/
Hyawou801/
Yawa7519,685/
Yabo7512,498/
Jawo7510,738/
Yavo757,377/
Yowo75185/
Yauo7528/
Iawo751/
Ayyawoo733/
Ayiawou732/
Yaywood731/
Yasuo673,453/
Jaiwo67365/
Yabou67319/
Yawah67178/
Yaboi6784/
Yowou6761/
Oyowo6753/
Yavou6751/
Yaveo6738/
Jawoh6737/
Yaboy6732/
Yawua6729/
Yowoi6724/
Yiawa6721/
Yavoh6719/
Jaawo6716/
Yaawa6712/
Jawoo6712/
Jawwo679/
Jawop678/
Jyawa678/
Jawoi678/
Yahwa677/
Yawha677/
Yaabo676/
Jyabo676/
Jawos675/
Yaboo675/
Ayowo675/
Ajowo674/
Yavoi673/
Hiawo673/
Yaboj673/
Yawaa673/
Ehawo673/
Hyawa672/
Jawuo672/
Jawoa672/
Jawou672/
Yabuo672/
Ijawo672/
Ihawo671/
Eeawo671/
Jjawo671/
Yaweu671/
Yawwa671/
Yaywa671/
Yavoï671/
Yasvo671/
Hyabo671/
Jahwo671/
Yowot671/
Yaïwa671/
Yabho671/
Yowoh671/
Jaywo671/
Aiowo671/
Yasswood670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Yawo
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