Yoshwa Surname
Approximately 289 people bear this surname
Yoshwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 287 | 1:257,420 | 24,363 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
Yoshwa (849) may also be a first name.
Yoshwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yoshwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yoshwa is most common in The DR Congo. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yoshwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 917,199th most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 25,216,422 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Yoshwa reside; 99 percent reside in Central Africa and 99 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 279,817th most numerous forename at a global level, held by 849 people.
It is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 287 people, or 1 in 257,420. Excluding The DR Congo it is found in one country. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yoshway | 92 | 0 | / |
| Yoswa | 91 | 271 | / |
| Joshwa | 83 | 1,737 | / |
| Yoshua | 83 | 1,202 | / |
| Yosway | 83 | 9 | / |
| Yashwa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Yosswa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Joshway | 77 | 80 | / |
| Joshwaa | 77 | 41 | / |
| Yashwad | 77 | 13 | / |
| Geoshwa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Yodswat | 77 | 2 | / |
| Joshwua | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yoswast | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yodswad | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yhoshua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jyoshua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yosua | 73 | 755 | / |
| Joswa | 73 | 419 | / |
| Yaswa | 73 | 98 | / |
| Yozwa | 73 | 79 | / |
| Yoswe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yosva | 73 | 2 | / |
| Joshua | 67 | 224,347 | / |
| Yossua | 67 | 181 | / |
| Yashua | 67 | 145 | / |
| Yashba | 67 | 122 | / |
| Joshva | 67 | 119 | / |
| Yasewa | 67 | 105 | / |
| Josway | 67 | 45 | / |
| Yochua | 67 | 22 | / |
| Joswah | 67 | 11 | / |
| Jashwa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Yoswee | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yoswio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jyosua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uyoswe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ioshua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yashwi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yoosua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Joswaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ioshba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hioswa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yashva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaswad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Joshba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Joshwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uyosua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yotsua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoswit | 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 Yoshwa
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