Gariu Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Gariu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
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 surname Gariu is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gariu? popularity and diffusion
Gariu is the 6,723,624th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. Gariu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of Gariu reside; 63 percent reside in West Africa and 63 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Gariu is also the 3,941,740th most commonly held forename globally It is held by 9 people.
The surname Gariu is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Lagos, where 80 percent reside and Zamfara, where 20 percent reside. Beside Nigeria Gariu exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent reside and India, where 13 percent reside.
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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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