Yowu Surname
Approximately 203 people bear this surname
Yowu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 160 | 1:50,961 | 6,394 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Yowu (11) may also be a first name.
Yowu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yowu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Yowu occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Yowu.
How Common Is The Last Name Yowu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Yowu is the 1,173,425th most frequently occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 35,899,241 people. This surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 79 percent of Yowu reside; 79 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 79 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 11 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 160 people, or 1 in 50,961. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: West Sepik, where 94 percent are found, Western, where 5 percent are found and Central, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 20 percent are found and Nigeria, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yowou | 89 | 61 | / |
| Uyowu | 89 | 11 | / |
| Yowgu | 89 | 6 | / |
| Yowau | 89 | 3 | / |
| Eyowu | 89 | 3 | / |
| Yoswu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Oyowu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Eyiowu | 80 | 11 | / |
| Yowuha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yobu | 75 | 1,729 | / |
| Yawu | 75 | 1,525 | / |
| Yovu | 75 | 83 | / |
| Iowu | 75 | 9 | / |
| Eowu | 75 | 4 | / |
| Jowu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Yobou | 67 | 957 | / |
| Yabou | 67 | 319 | / |
| Ojowu | 67 | 265 | / |
| Hyobu | 67 | 115 | / |
| Yawou | 67 | 76 | / |
| Yovou | 67 | 55 | / |
| Yavou | 67 | 51 | / |
| Yahwu | 67 | 48 | / |
| Yawau | 67 | 34 | / |
| Yhobu | 67 | 30 | / |
| Ajowu | 67 | 20 | / |
| Yobui | 67 | 12 | / |
| Yobhu | 67 | 10 | / |
| Yaawu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Jowuh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yawhu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yobuh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yhawu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ijowu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yowoe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ieowu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yawuh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ihowu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jowou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yiawu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yawui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaweu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jowau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ioowu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jowgu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eiowu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yawuu | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Yowu
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