Youwa Surname

532,232nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 607 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Youwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Youwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon5361:38,7485,189
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Benin181:574,20035,798
Ivory Coast141:1,647,94532,915
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110

Youwa (814) may also be a first name.

Youwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Youwa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻳﻮﺍ) is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Youwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 532,232nd most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 12,005,842 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Youwa reside; 88 percent reside in Central Africa and 87 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 286,493rd most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 814 people.

This last name is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 536 people, or 1 in 38,748. In Cameroon it is most common in: West Region, where 80 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 12 percent reside and Centre Region, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon Youwa is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside and Benin, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Youway91113/
Youwah9185/
Yaouwa9111/
Youwap911/
Youwai911/
Youwea911/
Youshwa831/
Youba802,681/
Youwe80164/
Yauwa80114/
Youwo80114/
Youva805/
Youwi802/
Yaouba7334,821/
Youbah73155/
Yaowai7358/
Youweh7358/
Youbai7355/
Youwei7353/
Youwou7324/
Youswo7311/
Youhua739/
Yoowah735/
Youvah735/
Yoowai734/
Yousua733/
Youwet732/
Yoauba731/
Youwoy731/
Yaeuwa731/
Youwoi731/
Youwoh731/
Yoowha731/
Youwih731/
Youswe731/
Youbha731/
Yoyuwe731/
Youwuo731/
Youvea731/
Youvas731/
Yauwai731/
Youhwe731/
Yahouba6738/
Ayyouba6720/
Aiyouba6712/
Yaoubah676/
Ya'ouba676/
Youbaha672/
Youchwi671/
Jahouwa671/
Youshua671/
Youshva671/
Youwouh671/
Yhaouba671/
Yousuah671/
Aâyouba671/
You'wei671/

Youwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Youwa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻳﻮﺍywa-

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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
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  • 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 Youwa
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