Yawoua Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Yawoua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yawoua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Yawoua (19) may also be a first name.

Yawoua Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yawoua is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yawoua? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,391,485th most widespread surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yawoua reside; 92 percent reside in Central Africa and 92 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequent first name internationally It is held by 19 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 1,730,756. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Littoral Region, where 83 percent live, Centre Region, where 8 percent live and West Region, where 8 percent live. Barring Cameroon this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Niger, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yahwoua921/
Yawoa915/
Yaboua8397/
Yavoua8348/
Yawoui8330/
Yowoua8319/
Yawaua836/
Yawoah831/
Yawohai771/
Yowouah771/
Yaawaou771/
Yawoe7352/
Yawae7341/
Yauai7321/
Yaboa7317/
Youai7311/
Jawoa732/
Eawoa731/
Yawao731/
Ayiawouo711/
Yoboua672,546/
Yabaua67140/
Yavoui6773/
Yaueay6753/
Yawawe6734/
Yaboui6720/
Yaweya6720/
Yawaye6714/
Yawaie678/
Youahe677/
Yiawae674/
Yabuha672/
Yavouo672/
Youhao671/
Yawoye671/
Yasuai671/
Yoweua671/
Yowoui671/
Youaou671/
Youahi671/
Jawaou671/
Youais671/
Youauo671/
Yaweio671/
Yasuoa671/

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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 Yawoua
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis