Yiwo Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Yiwo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 23 | 1:903,003 | 60,285 |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | 1:627,209 | 74,307 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Ivory Coast | 6 | 1:3,845,205 | 48,272 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Yiwo (698) may also be a first name.
Yiwo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yiwo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yiwo is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yiwo? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,635,433rd most commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. The surname Yiwo is mostly found in Africa, where 48 percent of Yiwo reside; 44 percent reside in Central Africa and 44 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Yiwo is also the 312,842nd most widespread first name on earth, borne by 698 people.
This surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 903,003. In Cameroon Yiwo is most common in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 24 percent are found and Thailand, where 19 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yiwou | 89 | 7 | / |
| Yiwot | 89 | 2 | / |
| Yiwuo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Yiwoz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Yiwho | 89 | 1 | / |
| Iwo | 86 | 1,769 | / |
| Ywo | 86 | 13 | / |
| Yiwa | 75 | 1,512 | / |
| Iwoh | 75 | 807 | / |
| Yibo | 75 | 725 | / |
| Ijwo | 75 | 622 | / |
| Jiwo | 75 | 262 | / |
| Iwou | 75 | 242 | / |
| Aiwo | 75 | 143 | / |
| Oiwo | 75 | 140 | / |
| Iwuo | 75 | 77 | / |
| Eiwo | 75 | 52 | / |
| Yivo | 75 | 46 | / |
| Ihwo | 75 | 37 | / |
| Eywo | 75 | 26 | / |
| Iwos | 75 | 23 | / |
| Iwoo | 75 | 22 | / |
| Iwho | 75 | 21 | / |
| Iwoi | 75 | 14 | / |
| Aywo | 75 | 14 | / |
| Iwop | 75 | 11 | / |
| Oywo | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ywos | 75 | 2 | / |
| Iwwo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hywo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Iwoś | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ywou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ywoz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hiwo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ywoo | 75 | 0 | / |
| Oiwoh | 67 | 325 | / |
| Aiwoi | 67 | 135 | / |
| Hiwoi | 67 | 56 | / |
| Eiwoh | 67 | 46 | / |
| Yiuoe | 67 | 28 | / |
| Aiwoy | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ijwuo | 67 | 22 | / |
| Haiwo | 67 | 17 | / |
| Hiwoy | 67 | 16 | / |
| Jiewo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Yihuo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Jiwoo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Aiwou | 67 | 7 | / |
| Giwoi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yibou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Iwott | 67 | 6 | / |
| Iwuot | 67 | 6 | / |
| Iwuoz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jihwo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Aiwoh | 67 | 5 | / |
| Iwouh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hiowo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Iwohu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Giwoo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iwoit | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jiwwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hoywo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Iwohe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yisuo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hiwop | 67 | 1 | / |
| Goiwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jywoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yivuo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aywoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iwooh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giwoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Giwoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yiweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aiwop | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yihwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ywwoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yiwap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hiewo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eywoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iwuoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yiwat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iwout | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ijwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iwoot | 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
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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 Yiwo
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