Yiwe Surname
Approximately 120 people bear this surname
Yiwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 90 | 1:230,767 | 23,017 |
| Benin | 15 | 1:689,040 | 39,432 |
| South Africa | 9 | 1:6,019,745 | 157,966 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
Yiwe (27) may also be a first name.
Yiwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yiwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yiwe is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yiwe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,658,108th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 60,729,549 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yiwe reside; 65 percent reside in West Africa and 47 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Yiwe is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently held first name globally, held by 27 people.
It is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 90 people, or 1 in 230,767. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Adamawa Region, where 59 percent are found, West Region, where 31 percent are found and North Region, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 13 percent are found and South Africa, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yiwei | 89 | 172 | / |
| Yiweu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Iwe | 86 | 1,991 | / |
| Yiw | 86 | 29 | / |
| Ywe | 86 | 20 | / |
| Yiwoue | 80 | 3 | / |
| Yihwei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Iweh | 75 | 1,678 | / |
| Yiwa | 75 | 1,512 | / |
| Yibe | 75 | 345 | / |
| Aiwe | 75 | 237 | / |
| Ihwe | 75 | 188 | / |
| Jiwe | 75 | 145 | / |
| Iwei | 75 | 135 | / |
| Hiwe | 75 | 44 | / |
| Iwee | 75 | 36 | / |
| Iwhe | 75 | 23 | / |
| Ijwe | 75 | 18 | / |
| Iwue | 75 | 13 | / |
| Iweu | 75 | 10 | / |
| Yiwi | 75 | 9 | / |
| Eiwe | 75 | 7 | / |
| Oiwe | 75 | 5 | / |
| Iwie | 75 | 3 | / |
| Iewe | 75 | 3 | / |
| Yweh | 75 | 3 | / |
| Iwey | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hywe | 75 | 3 | / |
| Uiwe | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ywee | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ywep | 75 | 3 | / |
| Jywe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ywei | 75 | 2 | / |
| Oywe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Iwea | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ywer | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ywes | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ywie | 75 | 2 | / |
| Yive | 75 | 2 | / |
| Aywe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ywey | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ywje | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yswe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Yiwj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eywe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Haiwe | 67 | 1,457 | / |
| Yw | 67 | 142 | / |
| Iw | 67 | 52 | / |
| Jiwei | 67 | 35 | / |
| Heiwe | 67 | 22 | / |
| Iweuh | 67 | 21 | / |
| Yihbe | 67 | 18 | / |
| Aiwei | 67 | 15 | / |
| Aywei | 67 | 12 | / |
| Aihwe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hiwes | 67 | 12 | / |
| Jiwey | 67 | 12 | / |
| Yibei | 67 | 11 | / |
| Aywee | 67 | 10 | / |
| Iweas | 67 | 8 | / |
| Iwhee | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yiver | 67 | 6 | / |
| Iswed | 67 | 5 | / |
| Iweah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Iweeh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Eiwes | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yiwis | 67 | 3 | / |
| Oywee | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yiwit | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hiwey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aiwee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iowei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aiwhe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Haywe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jiwie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hiwep | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aiwes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yihwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yiwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yowea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jyweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jiweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giwey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uiwea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hiwee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hywes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iowue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eiwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uyweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ihwue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iwuee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Huywe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yioue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ichwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yowge | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yohwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yivey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyuie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aiwie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aywey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ishwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayhwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uywie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouywe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yiwjp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iwetz | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yiwe
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