Yilwa Surname
Approximately 77 people bear this surname
Yilwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 73 | 1:2,426,613 | 80,686 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
Yilwa (51) may also be a first name.
Yilwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yilwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yilwa occurs most in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yilwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yilwa is the 2,152,526th most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. The surname Yilwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Yilwa live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,396,783rd most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 51 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 73 people, or 1 in 2,426,613. In Nigeria Yilwa is most numerous in: Plateau, where 38 percent live, Zamfara, where 29 percent live and Gombe, where 18 percent live. Beside Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also found in Indonesia, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yilwai | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yilwau | 91 | 1 | / |
| Ilwa | 89 | 134 | / |
| Ylwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hilwa | 80 | 467 | / |
| Hylwa | 80 | 74 | / |
| Yilba | 80 | 18 | / |
| Jilwa | 80 | 5 | / |
| Ilwai | 80 | 3 | / |
| Yilua | 80 | 2 | / |
| Oilwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Islwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jylwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yilwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ilway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hailwa | 73 | 64 | / |
| Hilwah | 73 | 52 | / |
| Hilway | 73 | 19 | / |
| Jilwah | 73 | 5 | / |
| Ilwaas | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ailewa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Eilewa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Etilwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yiluah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ailwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iselwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jilwad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Elwa | 67 | 1,026 | / |
| Ilua | 67 | 139 | / |
| Ilba | 67 | 119 | / |
| Ilva | 67 | 91 | / |
| Ilwi | 67 | 56 | / |
| Ylba | 67 | 46 | / |
| Gillway | 67 | 43 | / |
| Hillway | 67 | 41 | / |
| Aailwad | 67 | 18 | / |
| Jilwaya | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ylva | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ilwo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gilwaha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jillwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hailway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ylua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ilwe | 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 Yilwa
- 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