Yawuba Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Yawuba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yawuba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Yawuba Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yawuba is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yawuba? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,063,924th most prevalent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Yawuba occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yawuba are found; 90 percent are found in Central Africa and 80 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Yawuba is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 2,307,674. In Cameroon Yawuba is most frequent in: Northwest Region, where 89 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 11 percent are found. Barring Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yabuba83111/
Yavouba7727/
Yabouba7720/
Yavoubaa711/
Yawuibou711/
Yavubhai711/
Yabubi6740/
Yawobi672/
Yawobo671/
Yaboubi623/
Yobeuba621/
Yabouva621/
Yaboube621/
Iabouba621/
Jabubai621/
Yaboubou578/
Yavoubou575/
Jabubhai571/
Jaabouba571/
Javubhai571/
Yahavoubi531/
Jabhubhai531/
Yowuvi501/

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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 Yawuba
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