Yoway Surname
Approximately 55 people bear this surname
Yoway Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 47 | 1:93,799 | 7,591 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Yoway Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yoway Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yoway occurs most in Liberia. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yoway? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,605,694th most commonly used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. The last name Yoway occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Yoway are found; 85 percent are found in West Africa and 85 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.
The last name is most commonly held in Liberia, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 93,799. In Liberia Yoway is mostly found in: Grand Kru County, where 68 percent reside, Grand Gedeh County, where 30 percent reside and Nimba County, where 2 percent reside. Beside Liberia Yoway exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yoways | 91 | 12 | / |
| Yosway | 91 | 9 | / |
| Yowayi | 91 | 3 | / |
| Hyoway | 91 | 2 | / |
| Yowaye | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yoaway | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yowa | 89 | 12,465 | / |
| Yowayop | 83 | 49 | / |
| Oyowayo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yoshway | 83 | 0 | / |
| Yowah | 80 | 348 | / |
| Joway | 80 | 179 | / |
| Yaway | 80 | 117 | / |
| Yowai | 80 | 102 | / |
| Yowua | 80 | 34 | / |
| Yowey | 80 | 23 | / |
| Yowau | 80 | 3 | / |
| Yoowa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yiowa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yojwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yowea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yhowa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yobay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yowaï | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jowaya | 73 | 2,125 | / |
| Oyowah | 73 | 157 | / |
| Yoweyo | 73 | 42 | / |
| Yoweya | 73 | 38 | / |
| Yobaye | 73 | 35 | / |
| Youaye | 73 | 34 | / |
| Aiyowa | 73 | 25 | / |
| Yawaya | 73 | 14 | / |
| Yawaye | 73 | 14 | / |
| Yowyeh | 73 | 12 | / |
| Eyiowa | 73 | 10 | / |
| Yahway | 73 | 9 | / |
| Yoweah | 73 | 7 | / |
| Yoowah | 73 | 5 | / |
| Yoowai | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hayowy | 73 | 4 | / |
| Joyway | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jowayo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yoowha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Geoway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eowayo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yawayi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yoweua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yowawe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yowyia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jouway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yowaji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oyowha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yobaya | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yowhey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yohwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yowuha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eyiowuayi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Yawa | 67 | 19,685 | / |
| Yoba | 67 | 8,601 | / |
| Jowa | 67 | 1,890 | / |
| Youa | 67 | 842 | / |
| Yova | 67 | 639 | / |
| Yowe | 67 | 428 | / |
| Yowi | 67 | 339 | / |
| Yaby | 67 | 130 | / |
| Yoby | 67 | 56 | / |
| Iowa | 67 | 49 | / |
| Yowaish | 67 | 35 | / |
| Hajoway | 67 | 19 | / |
| Yahwaye | 67 | 8 | / |
| Eowa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yovy | 67 | 6 | / |
| Youayed | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ayowuyi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yovayed | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jowy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yoswast | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jowayed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yosuaye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaswayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yawy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayowaie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayowoye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yawayuh | 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
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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 Yoway
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