Yuwai Surname
Approximately 340 people bear this surname
Yuwai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 338 | 1:24,123 | 2,650 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Yuwai (1,570) may also be a first name.
Yuwai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yuwai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yuwai is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yuwai? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 818,364th most widely held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 21,433,959 people. The surname Yuwai is primarily found in Oceania, where 99 percent of Yuwai live; 99 percent live in Oceania Islands and 99 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Yuwai is also the 195,408th most common given name worldwide, borne by 1,570 people.
The last name Yuwai is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 338 people, or 1 in 24,123. In Papua New Guinea Yuwai is most prevalent in: West Sepik, where 39 percent live, Enga, where 13 percent live and Eastern Highlands, where 12 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yiuwai | 91 | 2 | / |
| Yuwa | 89 | 1,381 | / |
| Yuwi | 89 | 357 | / |
| Yuwaiha | 83 | 4 | / |
| Yuhwa | 80 | 179 | / |
| Yuwei | 80 | 154 | / |
| Juwai | 80 | 71 | / |
| Yuwau | 80 | 58 | / |
| Yuway | 80 | 55 | / |
| Hyuwa | 80 | 47 | / |
| Yubai | 80 | 39 | / |
| Iuwai | 80 | 35 | / |
| Eyuwa | 80 | 15 | / |
| Yuwah | 80 | 13 | / |
| Uyuwa | 80 | 8 | / |
| Yuwha | 80 | 6 | / |
| Oyuwa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Yuwaa | 80 | 3 | / |
| Yuwoi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yuwih | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yuwie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Youwah | 73 | 85 | / |
| Ojuwai | 73 | 33 | / |
| Aiyuwa | 73 | 11 | / |
| Uyuwah | 73 | 8 | / |
| Juwait | 73 | 7 | / |
| Yuhwah | 73 | 6 | / |
| Juwaji | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yuwaja | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yubhai | 73 | 3 | / |
| Juwaie | 73 | 3 | / |
| Oyiuwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Ehyuwa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jauwai | 73 | 3 | / |
| Yuswah | 73 | 3 | / |
| Juwayi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yuwahy | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yiuwei | 73 | 2 | / |
| Yuvais | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iuwais | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eyouwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ehuwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Youwih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yuwawe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oyouwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yuswat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yuwayo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Eyiuwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Youwea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Oyuway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yuweah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hiuwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yuwith | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yuwiht | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ujuwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yuwhas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yuwats | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yuhhwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Juwaio | 73 | 0 | / |
| Yuhwei | 73 | 0 | / |
| Yuba | 67 | 6,538 | / |
| Juwa | 67 | 3,724 | / |
| Yuva | 67 | 1,864 | / |
| Yuvi | 67 | 1,053 | / |
| Yubi | 67 | 836 | / |
| Yuwawet | 67 | 325 | / |
| Yuwe | 67 | 166 | / |
| Juwi | 67 | 106 | / |
| Ayyubai | 67 | 77 | / |
| Iuwi | 67 | 19 | / |
| Juwaied | 67 | 9 | / |
| Iuwa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Juwwaji | 67 | 4 | / |
| Yuwj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yuwy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yuua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yuvajit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yuwawes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aayubai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yuwayou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyouway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ayowaie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyouwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| You'wei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oyuwaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yuwayut | 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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- 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 Yuwai
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