Yiwa Surname

259,916th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,512 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Yiwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yiwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia9351:141,44313,991
Thailand4901:144,16022,618
Nigeria501:3,542,855104,248
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Benin91:1,148,40050,768
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Yiwa (684) may also be a first name.

Yiwa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Yiwa Come From? nationality or country of origin

Yiwa is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yiwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Yiwa is the 259,916th most prevalent last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 4,819,806 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Yiwa are found; 94 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 61 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 316,415th most prevalent given name in the world, borne by 684 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is held by 935 people, or 1 in 141,443. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 92 percent are found, East Java, where 3 percent are found and Bali, where 2 percent are found. Beside Indonesia this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 32 percent are found and Nigeria, where 3 percent are found.

Yiwa Last Name Statistics demography

Yiwa earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 115.59% more than the national average, earning R 512,316 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yihwa891/
Yiwai891/
Yiwap891/
Yiwat891/
Iwa867,431/
Ywa8633/
Yiswau801/
Yihhwa801/
Iwai7577,226/
Oiwa7517,800/
Jiwa754,499/
Hiwa752,877/
Aiwa751,321/
Iway751,190/
Aywa75735/
Ihwa75436/
Yiba75417/
Iwah75332/
Oywa75189/
Yway75156/
Yiwe75120/
Yiva7573/
Eiwa7560/
Iwua7556/
Yiwo7554/
Iwau7543/
Ijwa7536/
Iwha7523/
Ywai7515/
Iwaa7511/
Ywah7510/
Yiwi759/
Ywua756/
Iwwa755/
Ywaa754/
Iewa753/
Uywa752/
Uiwa752/
Iwaś752/
Ywap752/
Iwea752/
Eywa752/
Jywa751/
Hywa751/
Yiua751/
Ywau751/
Iwać751/
Ywaz751/
Ywad751/
Ywwa751/
Yhwa751/
Yiwj751/
Iwga751/
Haiwa67834/
Heiwa67298/
Jijwa67177/
Iwaay67175/
Yiwei67172/
Haywa67165/
Iwach67128/
Iwaha6796/
Jiwai6783/
Iwais6771/
Iwaid6766/
Hiwai6742/
Yihua6741/
Yisua6739/
Aiwai6726/
Ahywa6724/
Ihwah6721/
Yibai6721/
Hiway6721/
Iwasz6719/
Iwuha6717/
Hoywa6717/
Iwacz6717/
Jiwah6716/
Aiwau6712/
Jiway6710/
Iswua679/
Iweas678/
Iwaia678/
Jiwua677/
Yiwou677/
Uiwai677/
Hoiwa676/
Iewua676/
Hiwau676/
Iweah675/
Ihwai675/
Giwua674/
Aywua674/
Ywuha674/
Aywwa674/
Yiwis673/
Aiway673/
Iwuah673/
Hiwas673/
Hiwap673/
Yiwit672/
Aihwa672/
Hiwaa672/
Hiwaj672/
Oiwah672/
Iwaah672/
Hiwua672/
Ijwau672/
Eiwat672/
Yiwot672/
Jihwa671/
Jiwaj671/
Jiwwa671/
Heywa671/
Hiwha671/
Aiwaj671/
Yowea671/
Uyway671/
Uiwea671/
Iwwat671/
Iwaht671/
Yivga671/
Iwuaa671/
Iwuoa671/
Eiwua671/
Eywha671/
Yibha671/
Iwaat671/
Iwadh671/
Iwats671/
Jywai671/
Oywaa671/
Oiwai671/
Ywahe671/
Yojwa671/
Yivat671/
Yiweu671/
Yiwho671/
Yiwoz671/
Yiwuo671/
Aywah671/
Eiwai671/
Hywat671/
Ywais671/
Yibau671/
Oiwas671/
Uhywa671/
Ywaaz671/
Ywaia671/
Yowaï671/
Yiwjp671/
Aiwah671/
Eiwha671/
Iwahe671/
Iwhga671/
Jiwha671/
Iszwa671/

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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 Yiwa
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