Yowanes Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

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

Yowanes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yowanes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Yowanes (87) may also be a first name.

Yowanes Last Name Facts

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

Yowanes is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Yowanes click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yowanes? popularity and diffusion

The last name Yowanes is the 4,116,508th most common last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 96 percent of Yowanes live; 96 percent live in Oceania Islands and 96 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,024,927th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 87 people.

Yowanes is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 370,624. In Papua New Guinea Yowanes is most common in: Chimbu, where 41 percent live, Morobe, where 23 percent live and National Capital District, where 14 percent live. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yowhanes938/
Yowhannes8810/
Yowanis86127/
Youanes8613/
Yovanes869/
Jowanes864/
Iowanes863/
Yawanes861/
Yowanys861/
Youhanes8019/
Youannes806/
Yowhanis804/
Yawanees804/
Youhannes7511/
Youhanese751/
Yawanis7189/
Youanis7128/
Jovanes719/
Jowanis718/
Youenes718/
Yovanis713/
Yabanes712/
Yobanis712/
Yovanys711/
Iovanesc6784/
Geovanes6710/
Yosvanis673/
Jowanise672/
Yavanets672/
Yabonesh671/
Jovanees671/

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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 Yowanes
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