Yowo Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

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

Yowo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yowo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea601:135,89518,658
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Liberia301:146,95110,677
Cameroon281:741,75252,682
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Yowo (64) may also be a first name.

Yowo Last Name Facts

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

Yowo has its highest incidence in Papua New Guinea. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yowo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,248,410th most commonly used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 39,392,140 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Yowo reside; 45 percent reside in Central Africa and 44 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,223,525th most common forename throughout the world. It is borne by 64 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 60 people, or 1 in 135,895. In Papua New Guinea Yowo is primarily found in: West Sepik, where 50 percent reside, Madang, where 18 percent reside and Manus, where 17 percent reside. Barring Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 30 percent reside and Liberia, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yowou8961/
Oyowo8953/
Yowoi8924/
Ayowo895/
Yowoh891/
Yowot891/
Oyiowo802/
Yovo7512,755/
Yowa7512,465/
Yobo759,711/
Yawo753,044/
Jowo75581/
Youo75386/
Iowo7511/
Eowo751/
Yobou67957/
Yowah67348/
Yaawo67161/
Youho67157/
Yawou6776/
Yoboi6761/
Yovou6755/
Ejowo6749/
Yowua6734/
Jowot6731/
Yovoh6728/
Yosuo6726/
Yovop6719/
Yawoo6719/
Ojowo6713/
Johwo6711/
Yawoi679/
Yahwo677/
Jouwo676/
Yawoh676/
Yoboy676/
Yaboo675/
Jowoi675/
Yawoa675/
Hiowo674/
Ajowo674/
Ihowo673/
Jowoh673/
Youop673/
Joiwo672/
Yawwo672/
Jowho672/
Yiobo672/
Yoowa672/
Yawoy672/
Youoh671/
Yhowa671/
Yovos671/
Ujowo671/
Juowo671/
Joowo671/
Yiowa671/
Yovoa671/
Yovoi671/
Jowou671/
Yowaï671/
Hyawo671/
Yovot671/
Aiowo671/
Ehowo671/
Yojwa671/
Yohbo671/
Yobho671/

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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 Yowo
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