Yuwana Surname

174,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,465 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Yuwana Surname User-submission:

Yuwono or Yuwana (modern Javanese spelling) is a Javanese word that means 'safe' or 'welfare'. The name is usually used by ethnic Javanese, which are the majority in Indonesia.

Yuwana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2,3231:56,9306,295
Nigeria781:2,271,06176,915
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Qatar161:147,37516,023
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Yuwana (1,760) may also be a first name.

Yuwana Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Yuwono or Yuwana (modern Javanese spelling) is a Javanese word that means 'safe' or 'welfare'. The name is usually used by ethnic Javanese, which are the majority in Indonesia.

- masjawad99

Yuwana Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yuwana occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Yuwana.

How Common Is The Last Name Yuwana? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 174,135th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,956,408 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Yuwana reside; 94 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 94 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Yuwana is also the 182,508th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 1,760 people.

This surname is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is held by 2,323 people, or 1 in 56,930. In Indonesia Yuwana is most numerous in: East Java, where 41 percent are found, Jakarta, where 21 percent are found and Central Java, where 15 percent are found. Other than Indonesia this surname is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 3 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yuwanah92301/
Yuwanna92295/
Yuwaina925/
Yuhwana923/
Yuywana921/
Youwaina862/
Oyuwanah861/
Oeyuwana861/
Juwana83502/
Yuwani83234/
Yuvana8349/
Yubana8314/
Yuwane8312/
Yuwano8310/
Juwanah77124/
Jujwana77112/
Yuwanes7744/
Juhwana7715/
Juwanna7712/
Yuwatno7710/
Juwaina779/
Yuvanat778/
Yuwaini778/
Jauwana777/
Yuwange776/
Youwani771/
Ojuwana771/
Juwainah7124/
Juwaenah7112/
Yuwanich7110/
Juwaagna711/
Yuwono6721,762/
Juwani67530/
Yuvane67242/
Juwena6769/
Yuvani6766/
Jowana6744/
Juvana6735/
Yubane6718/
Juwano6712/
Jubana6712/
Juwane675/
Yubany674/
Yuweno671/
Yuuani671/
Juwany671/
Yuuona671/

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