Yowei Surname
Approximately 1,274 people bear this surname
Yowei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 1,107 | 1:119,466 | 12,042 |
| Nigeria | 108 | 1:1,640,211 | 60,875 |
| Papua New Guinea | 55 | 1:148,249 | 20,445 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
Yowei (17) may also be a first name.
Yowei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yowei Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yowei occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yowei? popularity and diffusion
It is the 298,749th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,720,209 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 87 percent of Yowei live; 87 percent live in Oceania Islands and 87 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Yowei is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used given name at a global level, held by 17 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 1,107 people, or 1 in 119,466. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: West Papua, where 63 percent reside, Papua, where 32 percent reside and Jakarta, where 5 percent reside. Other than Indonesia this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 8 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayowei | 91 | 309 | / |
| Oyowei | 91 | 273 | / |
| Yoowei | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yowe | 89 | 428 | / |
| Yowi | 89 | 339 | / |
| Ayowwei | 83 | 1 | / |
| Oyowe | 80 | 879 | / |
| Jowei | 80 | 425 | / |
| Ayowe | 80 | 307 | / |
| Yawei | 80 | 121 | / |
| Yowai | 80 | 102 | / |
| Eyowe | 80 | 57 | / |
| Yovei | 80 | 41 | / |
| Ayowi | 80 | 39 | / |
| Yoweh | 80 | 31 | / |
| Yowoi | 80 | 24 | / |
| Yowey | 80 | 23 | / |
| Yobei | 80 | 9 | / |
| Yowee | 80 | 7 | / |
| Iowei | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yowoe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yoawe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yowea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yooei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Youei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yowge | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yohwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Uyowi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Oyowi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Itowei | 73 | 137 | / |
| Aiyowe | 73 | 57 | / |
| Yoweyo | 73 | 42 | / |
| Yoweya | 73 | 38 | / |
| Youehi | 73 | 13 | / |
| Yowyeh | 73 | 12 | / |
| Ayowie | 73 | 9 | / |
| Yoweah | 73 | 7 | / |
| Yoswee | 73 | 7 | / |
| Yoowai | 73 | 4 | / |
| Hoyowe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ayoweh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yowayi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Uyowhi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Joweid | 73 | 3 | / |
| Youhei | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ijowei | 73 | 2 | / |
| Aiyowi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Joweis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yoweua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yoswit | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yowaye | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yowawe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yooeai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yowyia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yowaji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yaweio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Geowei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yowhey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yoveia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yowetz | 73 | 0 | / |
| Yowett | 73 | 0 | / |
| Yowa | 67 | 12,465 | / |
| Yawe | 67 | 6,843 | / |
| Yobe | 67 | 4,716 | / |
| Yobi | 67 | 2,596 | / |
| Yawi | 67 | 2,427 | / |
| Jowi | 67 | 1,069 | / |
| Joei | 67 | 1,054 | / |
| Youe | 67 | 311 | / |
| Yovi | 67 | 236 | / |
| Jowe | 67 | 183 | / |
| Yove | 67 | 78 | / |
| Iyei | 67 | 74 | / |
| Aiyowie | 67 | 49 | / |
| Yeai | 67 | 44 | / |
| Yowaish | 67 | 35 | / |
| Youi | 67 | 23 | / |
| Haiyowe | 67 | 18 | / |
| Iowe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Yavoeyi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ayowuyi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yeui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eowe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yeei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yahooei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hayhowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayowaie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayowoye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eowi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Esoweie | 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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yowei
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