Yowal Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Yowal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yowal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791

Yowal (18) may also be a first name.

Yowal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yowal is found most frequently in Indonesia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yowal? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,063,924th most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 100 percent of Yowal reside; 100 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 100 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly held forename on earth It is held by 18 people.

The surname Yowal is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 16,531,149. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: Papua, where 100 percent live. Excluding Indonesia it exists in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yowale9164/
Oyowal911/
Yowaile831/
Yoval801,242/
Yobal801,039/
Yawal80359/
Jowal809/
Iowal801/
Youal801/
Yawale7313,630/
Youale73216/
Yovale7325/
Jowhal7313/
Yawgal736/
Youall734/
Jowale734/
Yawaul731/
Oyowol731/
Yawaal731/
Yowoul731/
Yowole731/
Jyawal731/
Youaal731/
Geowal731/
Yosval731/
Yoball730/
Joiswal67142/
Jyaswal6766/
Yawalle6729/
Yawaile672/
Yaawale671/
Yawwale671/
Yawahal671/
Youalle671/
Yovalle671/
Yajswal671/
Jouswal671/

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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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  • 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 Yowal
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