Yuwal Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Yuwal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yuwal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182

Yuwal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yuwal is found most in Papua New Guinea. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yuwal? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,323,005th most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. This last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 91 percent of Yuwal are found; 91 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 91 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

This surname is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 281,163. In Papua New Guinea Yuwal is primarily concentrated in: West Sepik, where 100 percent live. Besides Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 9 percent live and Nigeria, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yuwale9117/
Yuwasil834/
Youwail831/
Youwall831/
Yubal801,082/
Yuval80770/
Juwal80142/
Yuwasilp774/
Juwale73464/
Juwail7320/
Yuvale737/
Youval736/
Oyowal731/
Juwall731/
Yuball731/
Youwol731/
Jauswal6716/
Jahuwal677/
Ojuwale673/
Yuvasil671/
Oyuwole671/
Jouswal671/

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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
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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 Yuwal
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