Yawou Surname
Approximately 76 people bear this surname
Yawou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 25 | 1:830,763 | 57,125 |
| Benin | 19 | 1:543,979 | 34,804 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Yawou (523) may also be a first name.
Yawou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yawou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yawou is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yawou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yawou is the 2,168,711th most frequently held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Yawou are found; 59 percent are found in West Africa and 41 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yawou is also the 369,131st most commonly held forename world-wide, borne by 523 people.
It is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 830,763. In Cameroon Yawou is mostly found in: Littoral Region, where 40 percent reside, Far North Region, where 32 percent reside and Centre Region, where 8 percent reside. Besides Cameroon this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 25 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yawoue | 91 | 3 | / |
| Yawous | 91 | 1 | / |
| Hyawou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yawo | 89 | 3,044 | / |
| Yawu | 89 | 1,525 | / |
| Ayiawou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Yawouya | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yabou | 80 | 319 | / |
| Yaawo | 80 | 161 | / |
| Yowou | 80 | 61 | / |
| Yavou | 80 | 51 | / |
| Yahwu | 80 | 48 | / |
| Yawau | 80 | 34 | / |
| Yawua | 80 | 29 | / |
| Yawoo | 80 | 19 | / |
| Yawoi | 80 | 9 | / |
| Yaawu | 80 | 7 | / |
| Yahwo | 80 | 7 | / |
| Yawoh | 80 | 6 | / |
| Yawoa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Yawhu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Yhawu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Yaweo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Yawuh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Jawou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yawoy | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yawho | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yawwo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yawuo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yawuu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hyawo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yiawu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yawui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yaweu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jawous | 73 | 49 | / |
| Yawuyi | 73 | 36 | / |
| Yaswot | 73 | 14 | / |
| Hyabou | 73 | 14 | / |
| Yawoot | 73 | 11 | / |
| Yawuah | 73 | 10 | / |
| Yawood | 73 | 6 | / |
| Yawoji | 73 | 5 | / |
| Yaawua | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yawuat | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ayyawu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yaboue | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yavouz | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yahawu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yawoyo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yawuya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Jawoue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yawoye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ayiawo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yhabou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yavoue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yawiyo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aiyawu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ayiawu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaweio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yahwau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ayeawu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jyawud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yawa | 67 | 19,685 | / |
| Yabo | 67 | 12,498 | / |
| Jawo | 67 | 10,738 | / |
| Yabu | 67 | 10,323 | / |
| Yavo | 67 | 7,377 | / |
| Yobu | 67 | 1,729 | / |
| Youa | 67 | 842 | / |
| Yavu | 67 | 816 | / |
| Youo | 67 | 386 | / |
| Jawu | 67 | 219 | / |
| Yowu | 67 | 203 | / |
| Yowo | 67 | 185 | / |
| Yovu | 67 | 83 | / |
| Yaua | 67 | 74 | / |
| Yauo | 67 | 28 | / |
| Wanyawu | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ayyawoo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eawu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ajiawou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ayyavou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaywood | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hyaawua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yasouha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iawo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yawayuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yahouea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aiyabou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Yawou
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