Yowah Surname
Approximately 348 people bear this surname
Yowah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 336 | 1:13,121 | 1,399 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Yowah (323) may also be a first name.
Yowah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yowah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yowah is found most frequently in Liberia. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yowah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 804,502nd most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,941,224 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Yowah live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Yowah is also the 488,148th most numerous forename throughout the world, borne by 323 people.
It is most common in Liberia, where it is borne by 336 people, or 1 in 13,121. In Liberia it is primarily found in: Grand Bassa County, where 31 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 25 percent reside and Bong County, where 18 percent reside. Apart from Liberia this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 2 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oyowah | 91 | 157 | / |
| Yoweah | 91 | 7 | / |
| Yoowah | 91 | 5 | / |
| Yohwah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yowa | 89 | 12,465 | / |
| Yowaish | 83 | 35 | / |
| Jowah | 80 | 229 | / |
| Yawah | 80 | 178 | / |
| Youah | 80 | 143 | / |
| Yowai | 80 | 102 | / |
| Yoway | 80 | 55 | / |
| Yowua | 80 | 34 | / |
| Yowau | 80 | 3 | / |
| Yoowa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yowoh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yowea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yiowa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yhowa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yojwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yowaï | 80 | 1 | / |
| Youash | 73 | 51 | / |
| Aiyowa | 73 | 25 | / |
| Yoways | 73 | 12 | / |
| Youaha | 73 | 10 | / |
| Eyiowa | 73 | 10 | / |
| Yawuah | 73 | 10 | / |
| Yosway | 73 | 9 | / |
| Youahe | 73 | 7 | / |
| Yoowai | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hyoway | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yahwah | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yawash | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yowuha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Johwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yowhey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jowath | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jowaht | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ojowah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Youhah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jouwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oyowha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yoaway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yoowha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yawa | 67 | 19,685 | / |
| Yoba | 67 | 8,601 | / |
| Jowa | 67 | 1,890 | / |
| Youa | 67 | 842 | / |
| Yova | 67 | 639 | / |
| Yowo | 67 | 185 | / |
| Iowa | 67 | 49 | / |
| Yovaish | 67 | 34 | / |
| Eowa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Oyiawah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yawahap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Youahie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaweash | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoswast | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoshway | 67 | 0 | / |
| Johwach | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Yowah
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