Yayawe Surname
Approximately 175 people bear this surname
Yayawe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Indonesia | 42 | 1:3,148,790 | 173,812 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Yayawe (28) may also be a first name.
Yayawe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yayawe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yayawe occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Yayawe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yayawe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,295,379th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 41,643,120 people. The last name Yayawe is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Yayawe reside; 75 percent reside in Southern Africa and 75 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Yayawe is also the 1,994,417th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 28 people.
The last name Yayawe is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is held by 131 people, or 1 in 130,680. Beside Malawi it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 24 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yahyawe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yayaw | 91 | 13 | / |
| Yayawa | 83 | 74 | / |
| Yayuwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yayabe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yayave | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yayewe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yayawi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yahyawi | 77 | 315 | / |
| Yahyewe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yahyawy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yayva | 73 | 102 | / |
| Jayaw | 73 | 18 | / |
| Yeawe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yaywa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaauw | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yeywe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yahyabey | 71 | 130 | / |
| Yahyabei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jayweh | 67 | 167 | / |
| Yayevi | 67 | 95 | / |
| Yawevi | 67 | 54 | / |
| Jaywee | 67 | 47 | / |
| Jayawa | 67 | 44 | / |
| Yahywi | 67 | 30 | / |
| Yayuwa | 67 | 28 | / |
| Yayoue | 67 | 23 | / |
| Yayewa | 67 | 22 | / |
| Yayova | 67 | 16 | / |
| Yayowa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Yayebe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Jaywhe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yeaweh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yaiawa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jayawi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yayavi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yahywa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yayeva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaayow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yehawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yayobe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yayava | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yayabi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yawewe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yawewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yeawea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaywey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yeawhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jaywea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jajawe | 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 Yayawe
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