Yikwa Surname
Approximately 27,635 people bear this surname
Yikwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 27,631 | 1:4,786 | 598 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Yikwa (27) may also be a first name.
Yikwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yikwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yikwa occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Yikwa? popularity and diffusion
Yikwa is the 19,805th most frequently used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 263,707 people. Yikwa occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 100 percent of Yikwa reside; 100 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 100 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,036,353rd most widely held first name on earth, borne by 27 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 27,631 people, or 1 in 4,786. In Indonesia Yikwa is most common in: Papua, where 100 percent live, Gorontalo, where 0 percent live and North Sulawesi, where 0 percent live. Without taking into account Indonesia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 0 percent live and Guam, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yikwaa | 91 | 9 | / |
| Yikkwa | 91 | 5 | / |
| Yinkwa | 91 | 2 | / |
| Yikwwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ikwa | 89 | 2,178 | / |
| Ykwa | 89 | 15 | / |
| Yingkwa | 83 | 9 | / |
| Jikwa | 80 | 10,829 | / |
| Hikwa | 80 | 296 | / |
| Yikua | 80 | 98 | / |
| Ikhwa | 80 | 58 | / |
| Ikway | 80 | 53 | / |
| Ikwai | 80 | 42 | / |
| Ikwau | 80 | 37 | / |
| Yikwo | 80 | 33 | / |
| Yigwa | 80 | 23 | / |
| Yikwe | 80 | 7 | / |
| Aikwa | 80 | 7 | / |
| Aykwa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ikwaa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Yiqwa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ikwah | 80 | 3 | / |
| Yikwi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ikwua | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ikwea | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ytkwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uikwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iskwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Idkwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hikhwa | 73 | 28 | / |
| Ykhwah | 73 | 6 | / |
| Hinkwa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Yikwei | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ikwaja | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ikwoha | 73 | 4 | / |
| Jikwwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ikwatt | 73 | 2 | / |
| Gaykwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hykwau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jikwea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aikwad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hhikwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikwaat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hikwas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yinkwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yinkwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yikuas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ginkwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikwhau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ikwe | 67 | 3,552 | / |
| Ekwa | 67 | 2,735 | / |
| Ikwo | 67 | 1,448 | / |
| Ikua | 67 | 1,218 | / |
| Igwa | 67 | 254 | / |
| Haikwai | 67 | 47 | / |
| Ikwi | 67 | 26 | / |
| Iqwa | 67 | 22 | / |
| Jkwa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Haykwad | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ikwuoha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ycwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gaikwai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Haikwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jiekwai | 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 Yikwa
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis