Yongwa Surname
Approximately 579 people bear this surname
Yongwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 362 | 1:57,373 | 7,409 |
| DR Congo | 212 | 1:348,489 | 30,654 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
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
Yongwa occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yongwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yongwa is the 551,387th most widespread family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 12,586,435 people. Yongwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yongwa live; 86 percent live in Central Africa and 78 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Yongwa is also the 1,744,716th most numerous given name internationally, held by 35 people.
It is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 362 people, or 1 in 57,373. In Cameroon Yongwa is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 27 percent live, Littoral Region, where 25 percent live and Centre Region, where 23 percent live. Apart from Cameroon it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 37 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayongwa | 92 | 150 | / |
| Eyongwa | 92 | 48 | / |
| Yongwai | 92 | 21 | / |
| Yongwah | 92 | 2 | / |
| Oyongwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yangwa | 83 | 663 | / |
| Yongua | 83 | 237 | / |
| Yongba | 83 | 198 | / |
| Jongwa | 83 | 182 | / |
| Yonkwa | 83 | 66 | / |
| Yongwe | 83 | 64 | / |
| Yongwi | 83 | 3 | / |
| Iongwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yomgwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yongbai | 77 | 126 | / |
| Iongwai | 77 | 85 | / |
| Ayongwe | 77 | 69 | / |
| Yangwai | 77 | 58 | / |
| Oyongwo | 77 | 57 | / |
| Juongwa | 77 | 55 | / |
| Yonghua | 77 | 29 | / |
| Yongbay | 77 | 24 | / |
| Yongwei | 77 | 24 | / |
| Ajongwa | 77 | 17 | / |
| Jongwat | 77 | 8 | / |
| Yongwit | 77 | 8 | / |
| Ojongwa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Yongwet | 77 | 4 | / |
| Yonguas | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yongwoo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yongwey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jonghwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oyongua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yonghwi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yangwau | 77 | 1 | / |
| Uyongwo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yongkwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yongweh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yoongwi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Eyongua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yongwee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jongwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yonghuat | 71 | 23 | / |
| Yonghuay | 71 | 22 | / |
| Yohngbay | 71 | 15 | / |
| Ojonngwa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Yonghwee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ajyongba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ayongweh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ayongwei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jongwe | 67 | 5,856 | / |
| Yangua | 67 | 3,130 | / |
| Yangba | 67 | 2,671 | / |
| Jangwa | 67 | 986 | / |
| Yongue | 67 | 763 | / |
| Yangwe | 67 | 223 | / |
| Yongbo | 67 | 148 | / |
| Yongui | 67 | 115 | / |
| Yankwa | 67 | 91 | / |
| Yangwo | 67 | 81 | / |
| Yangwi | 67 | 52 | / |
| Yonkwe | 67 | 24 | / |
| Yonkwi | 67 | 19 | / |
| Yongbe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Jonkwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yamgwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wanyangwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yonguo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jongwo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yongbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jongba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jongua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayiangwat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iangwa | 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
- 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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