Yewai Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Yewai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 18 | 1:452,984 | 57,838 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Yewai (10) may also be a first name.
Yewai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yewai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yewai is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Yewai.
How Common Is The Last Name Yewai? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,034,050th most frequent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname Yewai occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 75 percent of Yewai live; 75 percent live in Oceania Islands and 75 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Yewai is also the 3,684,242nd most common first name in the world. It is borne by 10 people.
The surname Yewai is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 452,984. In Papua New Guinea Yewai is most common in: Western, where 100 percent reside. Not including Papua New Guinea it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 13 percent reside and Cameroon, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yewaji | 91 | 2 | / |
| Yoewai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yewa | 89 | 1,164 | / |
| Yewi | 89 | 470 | / |
| Ewayi | 80 | 859 | / |
| Jewai | 80 | 188 | / |
| Yewah | 80 | 108 | / |
| Yewei | 80 | 48 | / |
| Yewoi | 80 | 19 | / |
| Ewaji | 80 | 15 | / |
| Yewua | 80 | 14 | / |
| Yebai | 80 | 13 | / |
| Yewis | 80 | 8 | / |
| Ewaia | 80 | 7 | / |
| Yiewa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ewaii | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yehwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yewat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yewaa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yewii | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ewaih | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jeewai | 73 | 50 | / |
| Aiyewa | 73 | 50 | / |
| Yebaji | 73 | 31 | / |
| Yewitt | 73 | 31 | / |
| Jewaio | 73 | 13 | / |
| Yewoyi | 73 | 11 | / |
| Jewaji | 73 | 11 | / |
| Jyewah | 73 | 6 | / |
| Hyewua | 73 | 6 | / |
| Yevaji | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yewiya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yehwah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yewaya | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yewoio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yewuha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jewaia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jewaie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jewaiy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yhewha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jewayi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yechwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yewhui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yewwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jeswai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ayiewa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yeswhi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yeswwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yewaja | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yiewaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yeiwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yevaai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jewais | 73 | 0 | / |
| Yeba | 67 | 2,428 | / |
| Yebi | 67 | 1,199 | / |
| Yevi | 67 | 1,005 | / |
| Jewa | 67 | 729 | / |
| Ewaï | 67 | 525 | / |
| Yewe | 67 | 161 | / |
| Yeva | 67 | 156 | / |
| Jewi | 67 | 37 | / |
| Evai | 67 | 36 | / |
| Ewii | 67 | 31 | / |
| Iywa | 67 | 30 | / |
| Yechwad | 67 | 10 | / |
| Hiywaji | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yewy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yewayop | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ewwi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Iewa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yeui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jaywaji | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yeswoit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iewi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yeua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jeewaio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yebhaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yewá | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haiyewa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yewegie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yewogie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yjwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yjwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ewgi | 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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yewai
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