Yaw ( name ) - wikipedia Yaw ( name ) Yaw Gender Male Origin Word / name Akan people Meaning born on a Thursday Region of origin Empire of Ashanti, Ghana Other names Related names Kwadwo ( Monday ) Kwabena ( Tuesday ) Kwaku ( Wednesday ) Yaw ( Thursday ) Kofi ( Friday ) Kwame ( Saturday ) Akwasi ( Sunday ) Yaw is a masculine given name originating from the Akan people and their day naming system, meaning born on a Thursday. Yaw Antwi ( born 1985 ), Ghanaian footballer playing in Serbia Yaw Amankwah Mireku ( born 1979 ), Ghanaian footballer Yaw Asante ( born 1991 ), Ghanaian footballer playing in Italy Yaw Berko ( born 1980 ), Ghanaian footballer playing in Tanzania Yaw Danso ( born 1989 ), Ghanaian footballer playing in Puerto Rico Yaw Fosu - Amoah ( born 1981 ), South African long jumper Yaw Frimpong ( born 1986 ), Ghanaian footballer playing in Congo Yaw Ihle Amankwah ( born 1988 ), Ghanaian footballer playing in Norway Yaw Ofori Debrah, Ghanaian disabled rights activist Yaw Osafo - Marfo, Ghanaian politician and former minister for Education and Finance Yaw Preko ( born 1974 ), Ghanaian former international footballer George Yaw Boakye ( 1937 -- 1979 ), Ghanaian airman and politician Joachim Yaw ( born 1973 ), Ghanaian former international footballer and Olympic medalist Lawrence Henry Yaw Ofosu - Appiah ( 1920 -- 1990 ), Ghanaian academic and director of the Encyclopedia Africana Nana Yaw Konadu Yeboah ( born 1964 ), Ghanaian boxer and former world champion Nicholas Yaw Boafo Adade, Ghanaian former supreme court judge Paul Yaw Addo ( born 1990 ), Ghanaian footballer playing in Norway Samuel Yaw Adusei, Ghanaian politician William Yaw Obeng ( born 1983 ), Ghanaian former American football offensive lineman See also Rao ( Chinese surname ), sometimes transliterated as Yaw Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yaw_(name)&oldid=786836161 '' Categories : Akan given names Masculine given names Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 21 June 2017, at 21 : 34. About Wikipedia

Question: where does the last name yaw come from
Answer: the Akan people and their day naming system, meaning born on a Thursday