Erwa Surname
Approximately 6,991 people bear this surname
Erwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan | 6,440 | 1:5,825 | 853 |
| Yemen | 376 | 1:70,280 | 4,948 |
| Tunisia | 48 | 1:12,721 | 2,096 |
| India | 23 | 1:33,350,669 | 396,143 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Uganda | 20 | 1:1,951,964 | 63,898 |
| Lebanon | 18 | 1:313,171 | 10,344 |
| Philippines | 17 | 1:5,955,190 | 180,670 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| Austria | 10 | 1:851,544 | 67,454 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Erwa (2,886) may also be a first name.
Erwa Demographics
Erwa Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Erwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Erwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Erwa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﺭﻭﻯ) occurs more in Sudan more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Erwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Erwa is the 70,704th most frequently used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,042,418 people. Erwa is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of Erwa live; 93 percent live in North Africa and 92 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Erwa is also the 135,306th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 2,886 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Sudan, where it is held by 6,440 people, or 1 in 5,825. Aside from Sudan this surname occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Yemen, where 5 percent live and Tunisia, where 1 percent live.
Erwa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Erwa has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Erwa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Erwa surname is principally Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.
Erwa earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.34% more than the national average, earning $44,589 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erway | 89 | 1,005 | / |
| Erwau | 89 | 378 | / |
| Aerwa | 89 | 22 | / |
| Herwa | 89 | 10 | / |
| Errwa | 89 | 2 | / |
| Erwah | 89 | 2 | / |
| Erwai | 89 | 2 | / |
| Earwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ierwa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Erwha | 89 | 1 | / |
| Erwaa | 89 | 1 | / |
| Heerwa | 80 | 57 | / |
| Herway | 80 | 21 | / |
| Ierwua | 80 | 19 | / |
| Erwuah | 80 | 9 | / |
| Gerway | 80 | 8 | / |
| Erwast | 80 | 7 | / |
| Aerway | 80 | 6 | / |
| Errwad | 80 | 3 | / |
| Erwaat | 80 | 2 | / |
| Herwas | 80 | 2 | / |
| Eurwea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Earway | 80 | 0 | / |
| Orwa | 75 | 10,549 | / |
| Arwa | 75 | 8,748 | / |
| Erba | 75 | 6,259 | / |
| Erva | 75 | 1,209 | / |
| Irwa | 75 | 360 | / |
| Erwi | 75 | 310 | / |
| Erua | 75 | 207 | / |
| Erwe | 75 | 152 | / |
| Erwy | 75 | 2 | / |
| Erwo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Herwats | 73 | 56 | / |
| Herwatt | 73 | 17 | / |
| Herwadt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Herwath | 73 | 1 | / |
| Aheerwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Hirwa | 67 | 18,788 | / |
| Erbay | 67 | 16,253 | / |
| Jyrwa | 67 | 8,281 | / |
| Herba | 67 | 2,602 | / |
| Erwee | 67 | 1,912 | / |
| Ervas | 67 | 1,528 | / |
| Aerva | 67 | 996 | / |
| Herva | 67 | 526 | / |
| Arwai | 67 | 520 | / |
| Erbağ | 67 | 365 | / |
| Orwua | 67 | 309 | / |
| Arwah | 67 | 285 | / |
| Errua | 67 | 240 | / |
| Arway | 67 | 215 | / |
| Gerua | 67 | 213 | / |
| Ervay | 67 | 199 | / |
| Arwaa | 67 | 185 | / |
| Gerva | 67 | 109 | / |
| Herwy | 67 | 69 | / |
| Erbea | 67 | 52 | / |
| Herwi | 67 | 46 | / |
| Irwau | 67 | 39 | / |
| Ervaz | 67 | 33 | / |
| Earva | 67 | 32 | / |
| Jirwa | 67 | 28 | / |
| Harwa | 67 | 19 | / |
| Irwaa | 67 | 18 | / |
| Erbau | 67 | 17 | / |
| Orway | 67 | 14 | / |
| Erweë | 67 | 14 | / |
| Airwa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ervaa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Orwaa | 67 | 12 | / |
| Eruay | 67 | 12 | / |
| Aerua | 67 | 11 | / |
| Orwau | 67 | 11 | / |
| Erbai | 67 | 10 | / |
| Yirwa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Erweu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Herua | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ervad | 67 | 6 | / |
| Horwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Erweh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Eerva | 67 | 5 | / |
| Herwe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Erwei | 67 | 5 | / |
| Orwwa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Arwea | 67 | 5 | / |
| Errva | 67 | 4 | / |
| Orwah | 67 | 4 | / |
| Erhua | 67 | 4 | / |
| Erwop | 67 | 3 | / |
| Erwey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Earwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Irwah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Arwau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eirba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Erzua | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eruas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Orwai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ervat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Irwaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Errwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ervai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Irway | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eruae | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erwoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ierva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eruat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erwot | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aarwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Earua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erhwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ejrba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ervha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Erwih | 67 | 1 | / |
Erwa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Erwa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺃﺭﻭﻯ | arwy | 75 |
| ﺍﺭﻭﻯ | arwy | 25 |
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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
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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 Erwa
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