Youway Surname
Approximately 113 people bear this surname
Youway Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 111 | 1:39,717 | 3,658 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Youway Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Youway Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Youway occurs more in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Youway? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,718,748th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 64,491,557 people. Youway occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Youway reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Liberia, where it is borne by 111 people, or 1 in 39,717. In Liberia it is most common in: Grand Bassa County, where 46 percent live, Montserrado County, where 28 percent live and Rivercess County, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account Liberia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 percent live and Singapore, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Youwa | 91 | 607 | / |
| Youwayed | 86 | 11 | / |
| Youwah | 83 | 85 | / |
| Yaouwa | 83 | 11 | / |
| Youwoy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Youwap | 83 | 1 | / |
| Youwai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Youwea | 83 | 1 | / |
| Youwoye | 77 | 5 | / |
| Youshwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Youba | 73 | 2,681 | / |
| Youwe | 73 | 164 | / |
| Yauwa | 73 | 114 | / |
| Youby | 73 | 5 | / |
| Youva | 73 | 5 | / |
| Youwi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yaouba | 67 | 34,821 | / |
| Youbah | 67 | 155 | / |
| Youweh | 67 | 58 | / |
| Yaowai | 67 | 58 | / |
| Youbai | 67 | 55 | / |
| Youwei | 67 | 53 | / |
| Youwou | 67 | 24 | / |
| Youhua | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yoowah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Youvah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Yoowai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yousua | 67 | 3 | / |
| Youwet | 67 | 2 | / |
| Youswe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Youboy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yauwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Youvas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Youwih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Youvea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Youwoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaeuwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoyuwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoauba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Youhwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Youbey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Youbha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoowha | 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 Youway
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