Yowan Surname

723,769th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 402 people bear this surname

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

Yowan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yowan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea3291:24,7832,742
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Yowan (1,257) may also be a first name.

Yowan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yowan (Marathi: योवान) occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yowan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 723,769th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 18,128,224 people. Yowan is mostly found in Oceania, where 82 percent of Yowan live; 82 percent live in Oceania Islands and 82 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Yowan is also the 222,650th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 1,257 people.

The last name Yowan is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 329 people, or 1 in 24,783. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Enga, where 78 percent are found, Southern Highlands, where 8 percent are found and Morobe, where 3 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Indonesia, where 4 percent are found.

Yowan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yowan last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

Yowan earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.05% more than the national average, earning $45,760 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yowane91304/
Oyowan9172/
Ayowan9128/
Yowhan9113/
Uyowan915/
Yoawan913/
Eyowan912/
Yowahn911/
Hyowan911/
Yoywane836/
Hyowhan831/
Yoshwan831/
Youan8018,850/
Yawan803,257/
Yovan80425/
Jowan8085/
Yowon8010/
Eowan8010/
Yoban803/
Yowam801/
Iowan801/
Yowasing772/
Yowanowa771/
Youane73578/
Yovane73193/
Iowane73150/
Youhan73145/
Yawane73118/
Yovang7351/
Jowane7318/
Youanh7318/
Youang7315/
Youand7314/
Youant7312/
Yawhan7311/
Yahwan739/
Yaawan737/
Yovhan735/
Jyawan734/
Joowan734/
Yawand732/
Youahn731/
Yawain731/
Yawaan731/
Yovaan731/
Yowamg731/
Yaswan731/
Johwan731/
Jyouan731/
Ijowan731/
Hyowon731/
Youasn731/
Yowham730/
Youagne6724/
Ayyawan6723/
Aiyawan6723/
Yoswong6719/
Yoswein6716/
Yohuang6712/
Yachwan678/
Yawahan674/
Yosuang674/
Joyswan674/
Yovahan672/
Youhang672/
Youanne672/
Yaweang672/
Yovanne672/
Jhoswan671/
Joswant671/
Jyaswan671/
Jowanck671/
Jowanne671/
Jowayne671/
Youhaan671/
Jowhang671/
Yaawang671/
Jouwang671/
Youhane671/

Yowan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yowan in the Marathi language
योवानyovana-

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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 Yowan
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