Erwa Surname

70,704th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,991 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sudan
Highest density in:
Sudan

Erwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Erwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sudan6,4401:5,825853
Yemen3761:70,2804,948
Tunisia481:12,7212,096
India231:33,350,669396,143
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
Lebanon181:313,17110,344
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Austria101:851,54467,454
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Erwa (2,886) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Erway891,005/
Erwau89378/
Aerwa8922/
Herwa8910/
Errwa892/
Erwah892/
Erwai892/
Earwa891/
Ierwa891/
Erwha891/
Erwaa891/
Heerwa8057/
Herway8021/
Ierwua8019/
Erwuah809/
Gerway808/
Erwast807/
Aerway806/
Errwad803/
Erwaat802/
Herwas802/
Eurwea801/
Earway800/
Orwa7510,549/
Arwa758,748/
Erba756,259/
Erva751,209/
Irwa75360/
Erwi75310/
Erua75207/
Erwe75152/
Erwy752/
Erwo751/
Herwats7356/
Herwatt7317/
Herwadt731/
Herwath731/
Aheerwa731/
Hirwa6718,788/
Erbay6716,253/
Jyrwa678,281/
Herba672,602/
Erwee671,912/
Ervas671,528/
Aerva67996/
Herva67526/
Arwai67520/
Erbağ67365/
Orwua67309/
Arwah67285/
Errua67240/
Arway67215/
Gerua67213/
Ervay67199/
Arwaa67185/
Gerva67109/
Herwy6769/
Erbea6752/
Herwi6746/
Irwau6739/
Ervaz6733/
Earva6732/
Jirwa6728/
Harwa6719/
Irwaa6718/
Erbau6717/
Orway6714/
Erweë6714/
Airwa6713/
Ervaa6712/
Orwaa6712/
Eruay6712/
Aerua6711/
Orwau6711/
Erbai6710/
Yirwa679/
Erweu678/
Herua678/
Ervad676/
Horwa676/
Erweh676/
Eerva675/
Herwe675/
Erwei675/
Orwwa675/
Arwea675/
Errva674/
Orwah674/
Erhua674/
Erwop673/
Erwey672/
Earwe672/
Irwah672/
Arwau672/
Eirba672/
Erzua672/
Eruas672/
Orwai672/
Ervat672/
Irwaz671/
Errwe671/
Ervai671/
Irway671/
Eruae671/
Erwoh671/
Ierva671/
Eruat671/
Erwot671/
Erwou671/
Aarwa671/
Earua671/
Erhwe671/
Ejrba671/
Ervha671/
Erwih671/

Erwa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Erwa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺃﺭﻭﻯarwy75
ﺍﺭﻭﻯarwy25

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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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  • 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 Erwa
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