Yukwa Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Yukwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yukwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Yukwa (14) may also be a first name.

Yukwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yukwa has its highest incidence in The DR Congo. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Yukwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Yukwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,034,059th most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 85,735,834 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Yukwa are found; 81 percent are found in Central Africa and 81 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Yukwa is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 14 people.

The last name is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 1,086,464. Excluding The DR Congo this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 14 percent are found and Indonesia, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yiukwa913/
Yukwah910/
Yunkwah831/
Youkwai831/
Eyoukwa831/
Yukkwai831/
Jukwa80280/
Yukwe80225/
Yukua80144/
Yugwa8011/
Yukwo808/
Yukwi801/
Yukwy801/
Jeukwa7321/
Ojukwa736/
Ijukwa734/
Yiokwa733/
Yougwa733/
Youkwi732/
Oyukwe732/
Oyokwa731/
Oyucwa731/
Oyukwo731/
Youkwe731/
Ujukwa731/
Eyokwa731/
Ejukwas673/
Ejukwua672/
Ehoukwa671/
Ojukwua671/
Ihunkwa671/
Heeukwa671/
Youkwou671/
Jukkwas671/
Gihukwa671/
Oyungwa671/
Yungwah671/
Yungwai671/

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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 Yukwa
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