Yawu Surname
Approximately 1,525 people bear this surname
Yawu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 1,291 | 1:137,214 | 8,850 |
| DR Congo | 96 | 1:769,579 | 54,223 |
| South Africa | 88 | 1:615,656 | 46,403 |
| Indonesia | 22 | 1:6,011,327 | 267,290 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Yawu (1,968) may also be a first name.
Yawu Demographics
Average Yawu Salary in
South Africa
R 50,796
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Yawu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yawu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yawu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Yawu.
How Common Is The Last Name Yawu? popularity and diffusion
Yawu is the 258,090th most prevalent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,778,719 people. The surname Yawu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Yawu are found; 85 percent are found in West Africa and 85 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yawu is also the 170,709th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,968 people.
The surname Yawu is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,291 people, or 1 in 137,214. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Yobe, where 9 percent are found, Lagos, where 7 percent are found and Niger, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found and South Africa, where 6 percent are found.
Yawu Last Name Statistics demography
Yawu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 78.62% less than the national average, earning R 50,796 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yawou | 89 | 76 | / |
| Yahwu | 89 | 48 | / |
| Yawau | 89 | 34 | / |
| Yaawu | 89 | 7 | / |
| Yawhu | 89 | 4 | / |
| Yhawu | 89 | 3 | / |
| Yawuh | 89 | 2 | / |
| Yiawu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Yawui | 89 | 1 | / |
| Yaweu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Yawuu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ayyawu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Yahawu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yahwau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ayiawu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hyawou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yawous | 80 | 1 | / |
| Aiyawu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ayeawu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jyawud | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yabu | 75 | 10,323 | / |
| Yavu | 75 | 816 | / |
| Jawu | 75 | 219 | / |
| Yowu | 75 | 203 | / |
| Eawu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wanyawu | 73 | 13 | / |
| Ayiawou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yavuz | 67 | 222,494 | / |
| Yabui | 67 | 1,179 | / |
| Yabou | 67 | 319 | / |
| Yavus | 67 | 91 | / |
| Yayvu | 67 | 66 | / |
| Yowou | 67 | 61 | / |
| Yavou | 67 | 51 | / |
| Yabau | 67 | 36 | / |
| Yabuy | 67 | 33 | / |
| Jaiwu | 67 | 25 | / |
| Yabeu | 67 | 24 | / |
| Ajowu | 67 | 20 | / |
| Yawoo | 67 | 19 | / |
| Yavuy | 67 | 15 | / |
| Yaabu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Uyowu | 67 | 11 | / |
| Jiawu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Yowgu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jaweu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jaawu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yavud | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ihawu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yabhu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yowau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eyowu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jawou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ehawu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jawau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eeawu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yabuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyowu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ijawu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoswu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaavu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jauwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yiabu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yavui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaveu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yavau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yavuç | 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
- 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 Yawu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis