Gariu Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Gariu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gariu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Gariu (9) may also be a first name.

Gariu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gariu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Gariu occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gariu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gariu is the 6,723,624th most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Gariu is predominantly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Gariu are found; 63 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gariu is also the 3,941,740th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 9 people.

The last name Gariu is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is most common in: Lagos, where 80 percent live and Zamfara, where 20 percent live. Barring Nigeria Gariu occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent live and India, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Garoiu91235/
Gariup91224/
Garius91103/
Gariou9167/
Ngariu9117/
Gariuz911/
Gaeriu911/
Ariu891,345/
Garriou83281/
Ngariju8318/
Garhiou837/
Gareiou836/
Ngarihu835/
Garrius832/
Gauroiu832/
Gariouh831/
Garrieu830/
Arius801,347/
Hariu80167/
Arriu80167/
Arieu80152/
Ariou80144/
Ariju80135/
Garyu80130/
Aroiu8049/
Goriu8033/
Arihu8029/
Ariue8014/
Garju8010/
Argiu807/
Asriu806/
Aariu803/
Garău801/
Geriu801/
Airiu801/
Aruiu801/
Arjiu801/
Gaurieau7758/
Gareau736,192/
Gorius73553/
Goriup73306/
Arzoiu73227/
Garoju73154/
Arrius73145/
Arrieu73128/
Auriou73101/
Gorieu7377/
Aurius7361/
Ariahu7359/
Garyou7359/
Hairiu7354/
Goriou7347/
Gargeu7337/
Harius7334/
Arhiou7323/
Haroiu7321/
Harihu7318/
Ghoriu7314/
Ngarju7311/
Harjiu739/
Garjuj739/
Hariju737/
Garyue736/
Arijui734/
Garuju733/
Garjau732/
Garjut732/
Garjou731/
Hariut731/
Goeriu731/
Araiyu731/
Argiau731/
Ahariu731/
Gareou731/
Gorgiu731/
Geroiu731/
Atrius731/
Ariohu731/
Hariue731/
Hasriu731/
Arriou731/
Gerihu731/
Arieau731/
Earius730/
Gharijouy7113/
Arju6713,618/
Garreau678,081/
Gouriou672,876/
Airieau67231/
Arhihou67204/
Goriupp67157/
Aryu6780/
Harrius6770/
Haurieu6733/
Oriu6717/
Ha'ariu678/
Gauroju677/
Gorgiou675/
Gaaroju674/
Arihoud673/
Gargeau672/
Harhoiu672/
Garryus671/
Garroju671/
Gasroju671/
Gherjiu671/
Harijau671/
Hairius671/
Garyouh671/
Airiohu671/
Haroiuy671/
Gouroiu671/
Gorajiu671/
Ariù671/
Arău671/
Arauiju671/
Goroius670/

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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 Gariu
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