Yawou Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Benin

Yawou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yawou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon251:830,76357,125
Benin191:543,97934,804
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Togo91:805,3086,372
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

The surname Yawou is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yawou? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,168,711th most commonly held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Yawou reside; 59 percent reside in West Africa and 41 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 369,131st most frequent first name at a global level, held by 523 people.

This last name is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 830,763. In Cameroon Yawou is primarily found in: Littoral Region, where 40 percent live, Far North Region, where 32 percent live and Centre Region, where 8 percent live. Apart from Cameroon it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 25 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yawoue913/
Yawous911/
Hyawou911/
Yawo893,044/
Yawu891,525/
Ayiawou832/
Yawouya831/
Yabou80319/
Yaawo80161/
Yowou8061/
Yavou8051/
Yahwu8048/
Yawau8034/
Yawua8029/
Yawoo8019/
Yawoi809/
Yaawu807/
Yahwo807/
Yawoh806/
Yawoa805/
Yawhu804/
Yhawu803/
Yaweo803/
Yawuh802/
Jawou802/
Yawoy802/
Yawho802/
Yawwo802/
Yawuo802/
Yawuu801/
Hyawo801/
Yiawu801/
Yawui801/
Yaweu801/
Jawous7349/
Yawuyi7336/
Yaswot7314/
Hyabou7314/
Yawoot7311/
Yawuah7310/
Yawood736/
Yawoji735/
Yaawua734/
Yawuat734/
Ayyawu734/
Yaboue734/
Yavouz733/
Yahawu732/
Yawoyo732/
Yawuya732/
Jawoue731/
Yawoye731/
Ayiawo731/
Yhabou731/
Yavoue731/
Yawiyo731/
Aiyawu731/
Ayiawu731/
Yaweio731/
Yahwau731/
Ayeawu731/
Jyawud731/
Yawa6719,685/
Yabo6712,498/
Jawo6710,738/
Yabu6710,323/
Yavo677,377/
Yobu671,729/
Youa67842/
Yavu67816/
Youo67386/
Jawu67219/
Yowu67203/
Yowo67185/
Yovu6783/
Yaua6774/
Yauo6728/
Wanyawu6713/
Ayyawoo673/
Eawu672/
Ajiawou672/
Ayyavou671/
Yaywood671/
Hyaawua671/
Yasouha671/
Iawo671/
Yawayuh671/
Yahouea671/
Aiyabou671/

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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 Yawou
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