Yongwa Surname

551,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 579 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Yongwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yongwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon3621:57,3737,409
DR Congo2121:348,48930,654
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Yongwa (35) may also be a first name.

Yongwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yongwa occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yongwa? popularity and diffusion

Yongwa is the 551,387th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 12,586,435 people. The last name Yongwa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yongwa are found; 86 percent are found in Central Africa and 78 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Yongwa is also the 1,744,716th most commonly used given name worldwide, held by 35 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 362 people, or 1 in 57,373. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Far North Region, where 27 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 25 percent are found and Centre Region, where 23 percent are found. Excluding Cameroon this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 37 percent are found and South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ayongwa92150/
Eyongwa9248/
Yongwai9221/
Yongwah922/
Oyongwa921/
Yangwa83663/
Yongua83237/
Yongba83198/
Jongwa83182/
Yonkwa8366/
Yongwe8364/
Yongwi833/
Iongwa831/
Yomgwa831/
Yongbai77126/
Iongwai7785/
Ayongwe7769/
Yangwai7758/
Oyongwo7757/
Juongwa7755/
Yonghua7729/
Yongbay7724/
Yongwei7724/
Ajongwa7717/
Jongwat778/
Yongwit778/
Ojongwa775/
Yongwet774/
Yonguas772/
Yongwoo772/
Yongwey771/
Jonghwa771/
Oyongua771/
Yonghwi771/
Yangwau771/
Uyongwo771/
Yongkwe771/
Yongweh771/
Yoongwi771/
Eyongua771/
Yongwee771/
Jongwai771/
Yonghuat7123/
Yonghuay7122/
Yohngbay7115/
Ojonngwa714/
Yonghwee711/
Ajyongba711/
Ayongweh711/
Ayongwei711/
Jongwe675,856/
Yangua673,130/
Yangba672,671/
Jangwa67986/
Yongue67763/
Yangwe67223/
Yongbo67148/
Yongui67115/
Yankwa6791/
Yangwo6781/
Yangwi6752/
Yonkwe6724/
Yonkwi6719/
Yongbe6716/
Jonkwa673/
Yamgwa672/
Wanyangwa672/
Yonguo672/
Jongwo672/
Yongbi671/
Jongba671/
Jongua671/
Ayiangwat671/
Iangwa671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Yongwa
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