Ywaya Surname

739,868th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 390 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Ywaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ywaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya3791:121,84710,183
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Ywaya Last Name Facts

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

Ywaya is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ywaya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ywaya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 739,868th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 18,686,015 people. Ywaya occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Ywaya are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 63 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is carried by 379 people, or 1 in 121,847. In Kenya Ywaya is most frequent in: Nairobi County, where 37 percent are found, Siaya County, where 34 percent are found and Kakamega County, where 23 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Peru, where 2 percent are found and Uganda, where 1 percent are found.

Ywaya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Ywaya earn a lot less than the average income. In Peru they earn 44.17% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,822 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oywaya91194/
Yiwaya9121/
Aywaya9115/
Uywaya914/
Yway89156/
Ywaa894/
Oywayah831/
Haywaya831/
Iwaya803,108/
Ewaya80710/
Jwaya80174/
Ywayo8053/
Ywayi803/
Oywaa801/
Uyway801/
Ybaya801/
Ywaia801/
Jiwaya73789/
Oiwaya73250/
Ojwaya73185/
Yoweya7338/
Hewaya7334/
Giwaya7333/
Jwayad7321/
Hayway7316/
Oyuaya7313/
Iwaaya7311/
Aybaya738/
Ayweya737/
Uywayi735/
Yibaya734/
Yowayi733/
Ayuaya732/
Eswaya732/
Hyoway732/
Hybaya731/
Ihwaya731/
Jhwaya731/
Oyweya731/
Oywoya731/
Yowaye731/
Ewayad731/
Aywayo731/
Eway671,397/
Iway671,190/
Ewaa67148/
Ybay67134/
Yvay6780/
Eswayah6717/
Ywai6715/
Iwaa6711/
Jeewaya677/
Jway674/
Ywae673/
Jiwayah672/
Goywayi671/
Iswayad671/
Ywau671/
Jwaa671/
Ywey671/
Ywye671/
Ywuy671/

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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 Ywaya
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