Yawu Surname

258,090th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,525 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Yawu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yawu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,2911:137,2148,850
DR Congo961:769,57954,223
South Africa881:615,65646,403
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Yawu (1,968) may also be a first name.

Yawu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yawu is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Yawu.

How Common Is The Last Name Yawu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yawu is the 258,090th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 4,778,719 people. The last name Yawu is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Yawu reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 170,709th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 1,968 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,291 people, or 1 in 137,214. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Yobe, where 9 percent are found, Lagos, where 7 percent are found and Niger, where 7 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name is found 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

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Yawau8934/
Yaawu897/
Yawhu894/
Yhawu893/
Yawuh892/
Yiawu891/
Yawui891/
Yaweu891/
Yawuu891/
Ayyawu804/
Yahawu802/
Yahwau801/
Ayiawu801/
Hyawou801/
Yawous801/
Aiyawu801/
Ayeawu801/
Jyawud801/
Yabu7510,323/
Yavu75816/
Jawu75219/
Yowu75203/
Eawu752/
Wanyawu7313/
Ayiawou732/
Yavuz67222,494/
Yabui671,179/
Yabou67319/
Yavus6791/
Yayvu6766/
Yowou6761/
Yavou6751/
Yabau6736/
Yabuy6733/
Jaiwu6725/
Yabeu6724/
Ajowu6720/
Yawoo6719/
Yavuy6715/
Yaabu6714/
Uyowu6711/
Jiawu678/
Yowgu676/
Jaweu675/
Jaawu675/
Yavud674/
Ihawu674/
Yabhu673/
Yowau673/
Eyowu673/
Jawou672/
Ehawu672/
Jawau672/
Eeawu671/
Yabuu671/
Oyowu671/
Ijawu671/
Yoswu671/
Yaavu671/
Jauwu671/
Yiabu671/
Yavui671/
Yaveu671/
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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
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