Yiwi Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Yiwi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yiwi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Yiwi (29) may also be a first name.

Yiwi Last Name Facts

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

Yiwi has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yiwi? popularity and diffusion

Yiwi is the 6,360,413th most widely held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Yiwi occurs mostly in Africa, where 56 percent of Yiwi live; 56 percent live in Central Africa and 56 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Yiwi is also the 1,951,561st most commonly held forename globally, held by 29 people.

Yiwi is most frequently occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 18,469,892. Without taking into account The DR Congo this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 22 percent reside and Cameroon, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yiwei89172/
Yiwis893/
Yiwit892/
Yiwai891/
Iwi86284/
Ywi8612/
Yihwei801/
Iwai7577,226/
Yiwa751,512/
Hiwi75426/
Jiwi75224/
Iwei75135/
Yiwe75120/
Yibi75115/
Aiwi75111/
Iwhi7597/
Yivi7540/
Iwih7530/
Yiui7516/
Iwoi7514/
Eiwi7512/
Iwui758/
Ywis756/
Iwie753/
Aywi753/
Ihwi752/
Ywie752/
Yswi752/
Iwwi752/
Ywih752/
Ywip751/
Ywij751/
Yiwj751/
Iewi751/
Uywi751/
Oywi751/
Ybii751/
Oiwi751/
Yhwi751/
Yishwiy731/
Aiwoi67135/
Jiwai6783/
Iwais6771/
Iwaid6766/
Hiwoi6756/
Hiwai6742/
Aiwui6740/
Yihui6735/
Jiwei6735/
Ahywi6733/
Aiwai6726/
Yibai6721/
Iwich6716/
Aiwei6715/
Yibei6711/
Jiwiy6710/
Haiwi678/
Iwaia678/
Uiwai677/
Giwoi677/
Ihwai675/
Hiwii675/
Aiwit674/
Jiwih674/
Yibhi674/
Yibui673/
Yisui672/
Iwoit672/
Jiwie672/
Iowei672/
Eiwai671/
Uywie671/
Ijwui671/
Ijwii671/
Yihwa671/
Yiwjp671/
Eiwei671/
Iwuij671/
Iwuit671/
Iwist671/
Aiwiz671/
Aiwie671/
Yiweu671/
Oiwai671/
Iswip671/
Iswis671/
Iwhit671/

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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 Yiwi
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