Yawodi Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Yawodi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yawodi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Yawodi (5) may also be a first name.

Yawodi Last Name Facts

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

Yawodi is carried by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yawodi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yawodi is the 8,968,613th most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Yawodi is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Yawodi live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yawodi is also the 5,493,085th most prevalent forename internationally. It is borne by 5 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 3,445,201. In Benin it is mostly found in: Alibori Department, where 67 percent are found and Borgou Department, where 33 percent are found. Outside of Benin this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Indonesia, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yawoudi921/
Yawudi83202/
Yawadi83147/
Yawode837/
Jawodi835/
Yabodi831/
Yavodi831/
Yawadio7725/
Yaboudi774/
Yatvodi773/
Yawadai771/
Yowodit771/
Yawoudey711/
Yabadi673,269/
Jawadi672,513/
Yawada67168/
Yowode67150/
Yowadi6764/
Yavudi6748/
Jawedi6725/
Yabudi6719/
Yabode6718/
Yobadi678/
Yowedi674/
Yawade674/
Yawuda673/
Jawode673/
Yobodi672/
Youadi672/
Jabodi671/
Jawédi671/
Javodi671/
Jawody671/
Yawedy671/
Yavadi671/

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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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  • 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 Yawodi
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