Yawoe Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Yawoe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yawoe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia371:119,1509,110
Cameroon151:1,384,60580,726

Yawoe Last Name Facts

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

Yawoe is most common in Liberia. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Yawoe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yawoe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yawoe is the 2,689,253rd most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname Yawoe is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yawoe are found; 71 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.

It is most frequent in Liberia, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 119,150. In Liberia it is most prevalent in: Lofa County, where 95 percent are found, Bong County, where 3 percent are found and Montserrado County, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Liberia this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 29 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jawoe8064/
Yawae8041/
Yowoe802/
Yawoui7330/
Yawoua7313/
Yiawae734/
Yavoeï731/
Yahwheh675/
Yavoeyi675/
Yawohai671/
Yahwoua671/

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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 Yawoe
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