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 is found most in Liberia. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yoway? popularity and diffusion
Yoway is the 2,605,694th most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Yoway live; 85 percent live in West Africa and 85 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.
The surname is most commonly held in Liberia, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 93,799. In Liberia Yoway is most prevalent in: Grand Kru County, where 68 percent are found, Grand Gedeh County, where 30 percent are found and Nimba County, where 2 percent are found. Barring Liberia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 2 percent are found.
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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