Amarwa Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Amarwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Amarwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Amarwa (16) may also be a first name.

Amarwa Last Name Facts

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

Amarwa is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amarwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Amarwa is the 4,034,050th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name Amarwa is primarily found in Africa, where 96 percent of Amarwa live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 92 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 16 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 8,051,944. In Nigeria Amarwa is mostly concentrated in: Borno, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria Amarwa is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 4 percent are found and Niger, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amarwai925/
Hamarwa924/
Amarwad923/
Gamarwa922/
Amarway921/
Gamarway8632/
Haimarwa861/
Amarua8319/
Omarwa8314/
Amarba831/
Amarwe831/
Amerwua7719/
Amarvaj778/
Hamarua775/
Amarbai772/
Amarbay772/
Amerwai772/
Amarwot772/
Omarwad771/
Amarwei771/
Gamarua771/
Hamorwa771/
Amarbha771/
Amarwoth712/
Ammarbaj712/
Amarrwot711/
Amarvi67103/
Omarwe6714/
Amaruo6710/
Omarua678/
Amarui674/
Emerwa674/
Emorwa673/
Omorwa672/
Amarvo671/
Amarbi671/

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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 Amarwa
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