Garawa Surname
Approximately 489 people bear this surname
Garawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 199 | 1:104,367 | 12,272 |
| Papua New Guinea | 106 | 1:76,922 | 10,108 |
| Zimbabwe | 65 | 1:237,511 | 26,018 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Nigeria | 34 | 1:5,210,081 | 134,475 |
| Niger | 30 | 1:639,734 | 15,675 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Garawa (46) may also be a first name.
Garawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Garawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Garawa (Oriya: ଚାରୱା) is found most in Cameroon. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Garawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Garawa is the 626,382nd most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,902,957 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 77 percent of Garawa live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 36 percent live in Chadic Africa. Garawa is also the 1,484,914th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 46 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 199 people, or 1 in 104,367. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 72 percent reside, North Region, where 18 percent reside and Centre Region, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 22 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 13 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Garawa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Garawa in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚାରୱା | carawa | 50 |
| ଗାରୱା | garawa | 50 |
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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 Garawa
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