Yonwa Surname

372,504th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 963 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Yonwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yonwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon9021:23,0263,127
Benin461:224,68720,522
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
England11:55,718,059489,080

Yonwa (139) may also be a first name.

Yonwa Last Name Facts

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

Yonwa occurs most in Cameroon. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Yonwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Yonwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 372,504th most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 7,567,545 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yonwa are found; 52 percent are found in Central Africa and 31 percent are found in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa. Yonwa is also the 784,558th most frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 139 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 902 people, or 1 in 23,026. In Cameroon Yonwa is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 55 percent reside, North Region, where 23 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 5 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yonwai9160/
Yonway9110/
Yonwah918/
Ayonwa915/
Hyonwa911/
Yohanwa836/
Yonwhea835/
Yanwa80109/
Yonba8043/
Yonwe8028/
Jonwa807/
Yonwi803/
Yonva803/
Yomwa802/
Yonbai73427/
Ehonwa73109/
Oyonwo7338/
Yanwah7334/
Ihonwa7329/
Yanwai7321/
Yanway7320/
Yanewa7320/
Yonbay7316/
Yonwei7315/
Ayonwe7311/
Yaanwa736/
Yonuas735/
Jonwad734/
Ajonwa733/
Yonwou732/
Yonnba732/
Yonmba732/
Yanwaa732/
Jonway732/
Eonway731/
Yanwua731/
Yanwea731/
Johnwa731/
Yohnwi731/
Jonwai731/
Yanhwa731/
Johnway6759/
Yonmbai6733/
Yanwhea6718/
Johnwai677/
Yanewai677/
Ihonwua676/
Ajonwua674/
Eyianwa672/
Yamnwad671/
Aayanwa671/
Yaanwaa671/
Hyomwua671/
Gionwea671/
Yannway671/
Yotnuat671/

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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 Yonwa
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