Yoyowah Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Yoyowah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
Yoyowah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yoyowah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yoyowah occurs in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yoyowah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,593,402nd most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Yoyowah live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Yoyowah is most frequently held in Ghana, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 6,755,173. Barring Ghana this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oyowah | 92 | 157 | / |
| Yoyowa | 92 | 8 | / |
| Oyowa | 83 | 25 | / |
| Yayowa | 77 | 12 | / |
| Goyowa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Ayoowa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Oyuowa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ojowah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oyowoh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Oyowha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Iyowah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yoyewa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Joyowaish | 75 | 1 | / |
| Oywa | 73 | 189 | / |
| Eyouwah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ayowa | 67 | 955 | / |
| Oyewa | 67 | 427 | / |
| Ojowa | 67 | 419 | / |
| Oyawa | 67 | 155 | / |
| Yewah | 67 | 108 | / |
| Iyowa | 67 | 99 | / |
| Oyowo | 67 | 53 | / |
| Oyoba | 67 | 53 | / |
| Uyowa | 67 | 48 | / |
| Ouwah | 67 | 43 | / |
| Eyowa | 67 | 39 | / |
| Hoywa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Oyiwa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Oyova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yiwah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Joywa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oiwah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yojwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oywaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Iywah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yoiwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ajoowath | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aywah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaywa | 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 Yoyowah
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis