Yowou Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Yowou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 57 | 1:364,370 | 32,302 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Yowou (10) may also be a first name.
Yowou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yowou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yowou occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Yowou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yowou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,460,878th most common family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. The last name Yowou is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Yowou are found; 93 percent are found in Central Africa and 92 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Yowou is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread first name worldwide, held by 10 people.
The last name is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 364,370. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Littoral Region, where 63 percent live, Centre Region, where 28 percent live and West Region, where 7 percent live. Besides Cameroon it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 3 percent live and Belgium, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yowu | 89 | 203 | / |
| Yowo | 89 | 185 | / |
| Yobou | 80 | 957 | / |
| Yawou | 80 | 76 | / |
| Yovou | 80 | 55 | / |
| Oyowo | 80 | 53 | / |
| Yowua | 80 | 34 | / |
| Yowoi | 80 | 24 | / |
| Uyowu | 80 | 11 | / |
| Yowgu | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ayowo | 80 | 5 | / |
| Eyowu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Yowau | 80 | 3 | / |
| Yowoe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Oyowu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yoswu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yowoh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yowot | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jowou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yoboue | 73 | 36,536 | / |
| Youhou | 73 | 72 | / |
| Yoweyo | 73 | 42 | / |
| Eyiowu | 73 | 11 | / |
| Yawoue | 73 | 3 | / |
| Oyiowo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ojowou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ihowou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yowuha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hyawou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Youaou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yoybou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yovouh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yovoup | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yoweua | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yobouè | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yawous | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yououo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yovo | 67 | 12,755 | / |
| Yowa | 67 | 12,465 | / |
| Yobo | 67 | 9,711 | / |
| Yawo | 67 | 3,044 | / |
| Yobu | 67 | 1,729 | / |
| Yawu | 67 | 1,525 | / |
| Youa | 67 | 842 | / |
| Jowo | 67 | 581 | / |
| Youo | 67 | 386 | / |
| Yovu | 67 | 83 | / |
| Yowayop | 67 | 49 | / |
| Iowo | 67 | 11 | / |
| Iowu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Eowu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ayowuyi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Jowu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ayiawou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ayowoye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yawouya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyowayo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eowo | 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 Yowou
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