Yonwah Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Yonwah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 5 | 1:881,707 | 33,815 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Yonwah (12) may also be a first name.
Yonwah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yonwah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yonwah occurs more in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yonwah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Yonwah is the 6,723,624th most frequently used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yonwah reside; 88 percent reside in West Africa and 63 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 12 people.
Yonwah is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 881,707. In Liberia Yonwah is most prevalent in: Grand Bassa County, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Liberia Yonwah is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 25 percent reside and Cameroon, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yonwa | 91 | 963 | / |
| Yonwai | 83 | 60 | / |
| Yanwah | 83 | 34 | / |
| Yonway | 83 | 10 | / |
| Ayonwa | 83 | 5 | / |
| Hyonwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yohanwa | 77 | 6 | / |
| Yonwhea | 77 | 5 | / |
| Yanwa | 73 | 109 | / |
| Yonba | 73 | 43 | / |
| Jonwa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Yonva | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yomwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yonbai | 67 | 427 | / |
| Ehonwa | 67 | 109 | / |
| Oyonwo | 67 | 38 | / |
| Ihonwa | 67 | 29 | / |
| Yombah | 67 | 25 | / |
| Yanwai | 67 | 21 | / |
| Yanewa | 67 | 20 | / |
| Yanway | 67 | 20 | / |
| Yonbay | 67 | 16 | / |
| Yonwei | 67 | 15 | / |
| Yanvah | 67 | 10 | / |
| Yaanwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yonuas | 67 | 5 | / |
| Jonwad | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ajonwa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Janwah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yonwou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yonnba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yonmba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yanwaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jonway | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yanhwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jonwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Johnwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eonway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yanwua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yanwea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yamwah | 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 Yonwah
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