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

The surname Garba (Arabic: جاربا, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺮﺏ, Hindi: गरबा, Marathi: गरबा, Oriya: ଗବର୍, Russian: Гарба, Tibetan: གར་བ་) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Gârba. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

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

The last name is the 389^th most frequently used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,525 people. Garba is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Garba are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 81 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Garba is also the 1,531^st most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 640,752 people.

The surname Garba is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 1,040,132 people, or 1 in 170. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Kano, where 16 percent reside, Jigawa, where 10 percent reside and Bauchi, where 9 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 93 countries. It also occurs in Niger, where 18 percent reside and Benin, where 1 percent reside.

Garba Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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

Garba Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Garba last name is primarily Muslim (93%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Garba last name are 42.92% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.15% registered with the 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.