Yewa Surname
Approximately 1,164 people bear this surname
Yewa Surname Definition:
Yewa is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: a child that causes people to miss a departed loved one.
Yewa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 385 | 1:343,504 | 29,814 |
| Kenya | 182 | 1:253,736 | 17,193 |
| Benin | 148 | 1:69,835 | 8,430 |
| Nigeria | 141 | 1:1,256,332 | 50,205 |
| DR Congo | 103 | 1:717,277 | 51,618 |
| Tanzania | 84 | 1:630,257 | 38,555 |
| Papua New Guinea | 77 | 1:105,892 | 14,318 |
| Uganda | 23 | 1:1,697,360 | 58,907 |
| Cameroon | 7 | 1:2,967,010 | 123,373 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
The alternate forms: Yewá (1) are calculated separately.
Yewa (2,681) may also be a first name.
Yewa Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Yewa is a surname of the Chewa tribe, meaning: a child that causes people to miss a departed loved one.
Yewa Demographics
Yewa Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Yewa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yewa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yewa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻮ) is found most in Indonesia. It may also appear as: Yewá. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yewa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 320,940th most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 6,260,778 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Yewa reside; 32 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 31 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Yewa is also the 141,538th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 2,681 people.
This surname is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 385 people, or 1 in 343,504. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 71 percent live, North Maluku, where 17 percent live and Papua, where 5 percent live. Apart from Indonesia this surname is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 16 percent live and Benin, where 13 percent live.
Yewa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Yewa last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yewá | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yewah | 89 | 108 | / |
| Yewai | 89 | 24 | / |
| Yewua | 89 | 14 | / |
| Yiewa | 89 | 3 | / |
| Yewaa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Yehwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Yewat | 89 | 1 | / |
| Aiyewa | 80 | 50 | / |
| Hyewua | 80 | 6 | / |
| Jyewah | 80 | 6 | / |
| Yehwah | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yeiwah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yoewai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yewaja | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yiewaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yewwah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ayiewa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yeswwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yewuha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yhewha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yeba | 75 | 2,428 | / |
| Jewa | 75 | 729 | / |
| Ewaï | 75 | 525 | / |
| Yewi | 75 | 470 | / |
| Yewe | 75 | 161 | / |
| Yeva | 75 | 156 | / |
| Yewo | 75 | 104 | / |
| Iywa | 75 | 30 | / |
| Iewa | 75 | 3 | / |
| Yewy | 75 | 3 | / |
| Yjwa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yeua | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yechwad | 73 | 10 | / |
| Haiyewa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jeewa | 67 | 2,049 | / |
| Jewai | 67 | 188 | / |
| Jewah | 67 | 152 | / |
| Yesua | 67 | 108 | / |
| Yewou | 67 | 96 | / |
| Yewoh | 67 | 88 | / |
| Yewei | 67 | 48 | / |
| Yevah | 67 | 35 | / |
| Ijewa | 67 | 35 | / |
| Yeswe | 67 | 34 | / |
| Yeweh | 67 | 19 | / |
| Yewoi | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ewa'a | 67 | 17 | / |
| Hyeva | 67 | 16 | / |
| Yiewo | 67 | 15 | / |
| Yebai | 67 | 13 | / |
| Yewey | 67 | 12 | / |
| Yewis | 67 | 8 | / |
| Jeiwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jewwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ewaia | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yevha | 67 | 6 | / |
| Iewua | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yebay | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ehewa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jewua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yebha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jaywa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yieba | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yiiwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ihewa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yevat | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yehwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jeway | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yevaz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Euhwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Joywa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jeawa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yiwah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yevad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yeywe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hyeba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoeva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewhah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yeuaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eweah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eweau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jyiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yevaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewaih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yojwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaywa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yebea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yewii | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iywua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iywah | 67 | 1 | / |
Yewa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Yewa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻳﻮ | yw | 37.5 |
| ﻳﻮﻩ | ywh | 25 |
| ﻳﻮﻯ | ywy | 12.5 |
| ﻳﻮﺍ | ywa | 12.5 |
| ﺍﻳﻮ | ayw | 12.5 |
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