Yawun Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

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

Yawun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yawun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Yawun (14) may also be a first name.

Yawun Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yawun has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yawun? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,360,413th most frequently used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Yawun is predominantly found in Africa, where 44 percent of Yawun reside; 44 percent reside in West Africa and 44 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 14 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Lagos, where 100 percent live. Not including Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 33 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yawoun911/
Yiawung831/
Yawoune831/
Yawguun831/
Yabun80222/
Yawon80216/
Yowun807/
Jawun805/
Iawun801/
Yawum801/
Ayeawaun771/
Jawung7356/
Yavunc7337/
Yabeun7329/
Yaboun7326/
Yahwon736/
Yabuin734/
Yauhon731/
Geawun731/
Yawoen731/
Uyowun731/
Eyiowun678/
Jeeawun676/
Jaiwung672/
Giawoun671/

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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 Yawun
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