Yelwa Surname
Approximately 2,645 people bear this surname
Yelwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,353 | 1:75,284 | 5,394 |
| Cameroon | 145 | 1:143,235 | 15,918 |
| Niger | 137 | 1:140,088 | 5,240 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Yelwa (4,810) may also be a first name.
Yelwa Demographics
Yelwa Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Yelwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yelwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yelwa (Arabic: ليلوا) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yelwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yelwa is the 164,067th most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,755,216 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yelwa live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yelwa is also the 98,539th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 4,810 people.
The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,353 people, or 1 in 75,284. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Bauchi, where 29 percent live, Kano, where 17 percent live and Anambra, where 12 percent live. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 5 percent live and Niger, where 5 percent live.
Yelwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Yelwa surname is primarily Muslim (92%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yelwat | 91 | 6 | / |
| Yelwai | 91 | 5 | / |
| Yellwa | 91 | 3 | / |
| Yelua | 80 | 110 | / |
| Elwau | 80 | 54 | / |
| Yelwe | 80 | 42 | / |
| Yelba | 80 | 11 | / |
| Yelwo | 80 | 8 | / |
| Jelwa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ehlwa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Elhwa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Elwua | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ellwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yelva | 80 | 2 | / |
| Elwahy | 73 | 585 | / |
| Ellwaa | 73 | 275 | / |
| Ellway | 73 | 187 | / |
| Yelbay | 73 | 108 | / |
| Yelbai | 73 | 45 | / |
| Yelwei | 73 | 32 | / |
| Yelbağ | 73 | 20 | / |
| Gelway | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yellwe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jelwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elwaay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elwaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elwaaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hiylwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elwuea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jelwad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elva | 67 | 1,434 | / |
| Elua | 67 | 521 | / |
| Yelluas | 67 | 15 | / |
| Jelwaya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ellwahy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ijelwad | 67 | 1 | / |
Yelwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yelwa in the Arabic language | ||
| ليلوا | lylwa | - |
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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 Yelwa
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