Yiwo Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Yiwo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yiwo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon231:903,00360,285
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

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

Yiwo occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yiwo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,635,433rd most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. The last name Yiwo occurs mostly in Africa, where 48 percent of Yiwo are found; 44 percent are found in Central Africa and 44 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 312,842nd most widespread given name on earth It is held by 698 people.

Yiwo is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 903,003. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon Yiwo occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 24 percent reside and Thailand, where 19 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yiwou897/
Yiwot892/
Yiwuo891/
Yiwoz891/
Yiwho891/
Iwo861,769/
Ywo8613/
Yiwa751,512/
Iwoh75807/
Yibo75725/
Ijwo75622/
Jiwo75262/
Iwou75242/
Aiwo75143/
Oiwo75140/
Iwuo7577/
Eiwo7552/
Yivo7546/
Ihwo7537/
Eywo7526/
Iwos7523/
Iwoo7522/
Iwho7521/
Iwoi7514/
Aywo7514/
Iwop7511/
Oywo752/
Ywos752/
Iwwo751/
Hywo751/
Iwoś751/
Ywou751/
Ywoz751/
Hiwo751/
Ywoo750/
Oiwoh67325/
Aiwoi67135/
Hiwoi6756/
Eiwoh6746/
Yiuoe6728/
Aiwoy6723/
Ijwuo6722/
Haiwo6717/
Hiwoy6716/
Jiewo6710/
Yihuo6710/
Jiwoo677/
Aiwou677/
Giwoi677/
Yibou676/
Iwott676/
Iwuot676/
Iwuoz676/
Jihwo676/
Aiwoh675/
Iwouh674/
Hiowo674/
Iwohu673/
Giwoo672/
Iwoit672/
Jiwwo672/
Hoywo672/
Iwohe672/
Yisuo672/
Hiwop671/
Goiwo671/
Jywoo671/
Yivuo671/
Aywoi671/
Iwooh671/
Giwoy671/
Giwoh671/
Yiweu671/
Aiwop671/
Yihwa671/
Ywwoi671/
Yiwap671/
Hiewo671/
Eywoy671/
Iwuoa671/
Yiwat671/
Iwout671/
Ijwou671/
Iwoot671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yiwo
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