Yayau Surname
Approximately 123 people bear this surname
Yayau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 63 | 1:2,811,790 | 89,258 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Yayau (46) may also be a first name.
Yayau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yayau Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yayau occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yayau? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,628,521st most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. The surname Yayau occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Yayau reside; 51 percent reside in West Africa and 51 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,484,914th most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 46 people.
It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 2,811,790. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Taraba, where 89 percent live, Ekiti, where 8 percent live and Adamawa, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 39 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yayaud | 91 | 37 | / |
| Yayaou | 91 | 2 | / |
| Yayahu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Yahyau | 91 | 2 | / |
| Yahyaui | 83 | 2 | / |
| Yahyaou | 83 | 2 | / |
| Yahayau | 83 | 2 | / |
| Yayahui | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yayou | 80 | 74 | / |
| Jayau | 80 | 43 | / |
| Yajau | 80 | 7 | / |
| Yuyau | 80 | 3 | / |
| Iyyau | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yayeu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eayau | 80 | 0 | / |
| Yahyaouy | 77 | 36 | / |
| Jayaou | 73 | 26 | / |
| Yahyou | 73 | 6 | / |
| Hyayou | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yayouh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Jhayau | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yhayou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yoyaut | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yayous | 73 | 1 | / |
| Itayau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yoyaud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yayuuh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaouau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yayehu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yahyoui | 67 | 2,736 | / |
| Yuyu | 67 | 1,468 | / |
| Yeyu | 67 | 56 | / |
| Yahyouy | 67 | 44 | / |
| Yeau | 67 | 23 | / |
| Yoyu | 67 | 22 | / |
| Yayouss | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ishayau | 67 | 10 | / |
| Yayohou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Yahiaui | 67 | 8 | / |
| Yahyoup | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yahiaou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yahayou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yahayju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yahayyu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yahaiou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ithayau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Isahyau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yayoush | 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 Yayau
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