Yuah Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Liberia

Yuah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yuah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1281:1,383,92853,929
Liberia191:232,02814,625
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Yuah (340) may also be a first name.

Yuah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yuah is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yuah? popularity and diffusion

Yuah is the 1,385,851st most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Yuah are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 81 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 473,685th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 340 people.

Yuah is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 128 people, or 1 in 1,383,928. In Nigeria Yuah is most common in: Benue, where 49 percent are found, Plateau, where 22 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 12 percent are found and Malaysia, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yuaha8912/
Yuhah8910/
Yuach897/
Yuash892/
Yua863,707/
Yuhach8028/
Yuhash8010/
Yuahau809/
Yuahee809/
Yuhaha807/
Oyouah802/
Youhah801/
Hyuaha801/
Juah754,181/
Yuha75530/
Yuat75369/
Yuai75173/
Yuho7598/
Yuas7594/
Yuoh7593/
Hyua7567/
Yuad7563/
Yuay7555/
Yuaa7548/
Yuau7521/
Iuah758/
Yuap754/
Yuaz752/
Yuea751/
Yuaj751/
Yaouaha731/
Oyouaha731/
Yaoua675,122/
Hyuha672,209/
Yahua671,114/
Jouah67724/
Oyoua67713/
Oyuho67368/
Ihuah67281/
Yuhai67276/
Youho67157/
Eyoua6781/
Yugia6767/
Youha6745/
Yuhos6745/
Yuhay6742/
Yujia6735/
Yuaaa6734/
Yuhaz6727/
Yuhei6722/
Yuhau6714/
Jauah6712/
Yauha6711/
Yahuo6711/
Yuhot679/
Yuhoi678/
Auyua674/
Yuhou674/
Yhaua674/
Eouah673/
Juhah672/
Yueap672/
Yuhoy672/
Yuhat672/
Juahu672/
Yauho672/
Yeoua672/
Yuyha671/
Yooua671/
Oyuha671/
Yohua671/
Yhoua671/
Juaha671/
Jyuha671/
Ehuah671/
Aiyua671/
Yoyua671/
Yuats671/
Yuatt671/
Yuhey671/
Yuayd671/
Ayyua671/
Iuaha671/
Yuhaa671/

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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 Yuah
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