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Where Does The Last Name Garba Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Garba (Arabic: جاربا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺮﺏ, Hindi: गरबा, Marathi: गरबा, Oriya: ଗବର୍, Russian: Гарба, Tibetan: གར་བ་) is most common in Nigeria. It may occur as: Gârba. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Garba? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 389^th most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,525 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Garba live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 81 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,531^st most widespread first name worldwide, held by 640,752 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,040,132 people, or 1 in 170. In Nigeria it is most common in: Kano, where 16 percent are found, Jigawa, where 10 percent are found and Bauchi, where 9 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname occurs in 93 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 18 percent are found and Benin, where 1 percent are found.

Garba Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Garba has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Garba surname grew 3,250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Garba Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Garba last name is principally Muslim (93%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Garba are 42.92% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 96.15% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Garba earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 6.88% more than the national average, earning 369,897 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.84% more than the national average, earning $45,668 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.28% less than the national average, earning $45,568 CAD per year.