Yiwani Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Yiwani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yiwani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1711:316,82930,013
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Yiwani Last Name Facts

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

Yiwani is most common in South Africa. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yiwani? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yiwani is the 1,305,105th most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 42,124,543 people. Yiwani is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Yiwani reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 171 people, or 1 in 316,829. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 76 percent live, Western Cape, where 20 percent live and Gauteng, where 2 percent live. Aside from South Africa this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 1 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent live.

Yiwani Last Name Statistics demography

Yiwani earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 48.3% less than the national average, earning R 122,856 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yieswani861/
Yivani833/
Yewani831/
Gijwani773/
Jaiwani772/
Jaywani772/
Yoywani771/
Yhiwana771/
Yewanyi771/
Ihiwani771/
Ieswani771/
Jiiwani771/
Jaiswani71142/
Jaiwanit717/
Jaiwwani711/
Yoyhwani711/
Jewani67256/
Yewana67150/
Ehwani6781/
Eivani6720/
Jaiwahnit674/
Jaiwahnid674/
Ewanyi674/
Yevani674/
Yewane674/
Eweani672/
Iivani671/
Jhaiwanit671/
Ewuani671/
Ejwani671/
Iywana671/
Ehiewanie671/
Ewaani671/
Jaishwani671/

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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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  • 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 Yiwani
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