Yeluwa Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Yeluwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 48 | 1:3,690,474 | 107,175 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Yeluwa (313) may also be a first name.
Yeluwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yeluwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yeluwa is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Yeluwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yeluwa is the 2,776,799th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname Yeluwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yeluwa live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 496,565th most widespread forename in the world, borne by 313 people.
This surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 3,690,474. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Gombe, where 33 percent live, Niger, where 25 percent live and Yobe, where 10 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yelouwa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Hyeluwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Aiyeluwa | 86 | 3 | / |
| Hyelluwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Eluuwa | 83 | 12 | / |
| Yeluva | 83 | 4 | / |
| Jeluwa | 83 | 3 | / |
| Eluwau | 83 | 3 | / |
| Eluwua | 83 | 3 | / |
| Elluwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Yeluba | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yeliwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ieluwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Eluiwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yeluwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yelubai | 77 | 13 | / |
| Ieluwah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ellouwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eluva | 73 | 7 | / |
| Yelloway | 71 | 34 | / |
| Yellubai | 71 | 7 | / |
| Yelluvad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eliuwe | 67 | 27 | / |
| Yeliwo | 67 | 18 | / |
| Eleuva | 67 | 18 | / |
| Elouwe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yelowe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eluvah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeliwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eluiva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yellowe | 62 | 514 | / |
| Jeluwei | 62 | 6 | / |
| Jeluwie | 62 | 2 | / |
| Yeloeva | 62 | 1 | / |
| Jelubai | 62 | 1 | / |
| Aiyelowo | 57 | 10 | / |
| Eluvi | 55 | 4 | / |
| Eluve | 55 | 1 | / |
| Jelowo | 50 | 5 | / |
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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 Yeluwa
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