Yawua Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Yawua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yawua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098

Yawua (39) may also be a first name.

Yawua Last Name Facts

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

Yawua has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yawua? popularity and diffusion

Yawua is the 3,665,662nd most widely held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. Yawua is mostly found in Oceania, where 93 percent of Yawua are found; 93 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 93 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,637,361st most frequently held first name internationally, held by 39 people.

Yawua is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 301,990. In Papua New Guinea Yawua is mostly concentrated in: Hela, where 96 percent reside and National Capital District, where 4 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yawuah9110/
Yawuat914/
Yaawua914/
Yawa8919,685/
Yaua8974/
Hyaawua831/
Yawai80648/
Yajua80513/
Yawah80178/
Yaway80117/
Yawou8076/
Yawea8061/
Yasua8045/
Yawau8034/
Yowua8034/
Yiawa8021/
Yaawa8012/
Jyawa808/
Yahwa807/
Yawha807/
Yawoa805/
Yawaa803/
Yawuo802/
Hyawa802/
Yaywa801/
Yaïwa801/
Yauap801/
Yauad801/
Yauas801/
Yawwa801/
Yaweu801/
Yashua73145/
Yahawa7323/
Yauuba7312/
Yahway739/
Iaawua739/
Yasuah736/
Yahuaa734/
Aiyawa733/
Yasuaa732/
Yahwah732/
Yawash732/
Eyiawa731/
Jawuay731/
Yassua731/
Yauhad731/
Yauhas731/
Yaswad731/
Yiasua731/
Yahywa731/
Yaauba731/
Yowuha731/
Yaawai731/
Yaywat731/
Yawous731/
Yawewa731/
Ya'awa731/
Hyawou731/
Yoaway731/
Yayhua731/
Yahwau731/
Hiawua731/
Yahuay731/
Yauatt730/
Jawa6720,595/
Yava6719,226/
Yaba6712,739/
Yawo673,044/
Youa67842/
Iawa6729/
Yauo6728/
Yachwad6719/
Yashwad6713/
Ayyawat679/
Ujeawua674/
Iaua673/
Yasuaha673/
Oyiawah673/
Ayiawou672/
Yasuaas672/
Yaweash671/
Yahawat671/
Haiyawa671/
Yahweah671/
Yahauua671/
Yasouha671/
Yawahap671/
Yasuhad671/
Yahouea671/

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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 Yawua
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