Garkowa Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Garkowa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Garkowa (8) may also be a first name.
Garkowa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Garkowa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Garkowa is borne by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Garkowa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,117,718th most common family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Garkowa live; 86 percent live in West Africa and 43 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 4,213,784th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 8 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 6,397,339. In Niger Garkowa is mostly found in: Dosso Region, where 100 percent live. Not including Niger this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 43 percent live and Germany, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garkouwa | 93 | 39 | / |
| Garkowaj | 93 | 1 | / |
| Garkoiwa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Garkow | 92 | 92 | / |
| Garkova | 86 | 932 | / |
| Gorkowa | 86 | 12 | / |
| Garkawa | 86 | 10 | / |
| Gargowa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Garikova | 80 | 76 | / |
| Garkowoj | 80 | 6 | / |
| Garkawad | 80 | 4 | / |
| Garkowth | 80 | 1 | / |
| Garkhova | 80 | 1 | / |
| Garkov | 77 | 912 | / |
| Gorkow | 77 | 198 | / |
| Garkof | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gark | 73 | 115 | / |
| Gorkova | 71 | 2,494 | / |
| Gargova | 71 | 284 | / |
| Gerkova | 71 | 31 | / |
| Garkava | 71 | 30 | / |
| Gourkow | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gorkows | 71 | 1 | / |
| Garik | 67 | 1,044 | / |
| Garke | 67 | 452 | / |
| Gorikova | 67 | 102 | / |
| Garek | 67 | 84 | / |
| Gareková | 67 | 25 | / |
| Gaurgova | 67 | 20 | / |
| Garkavoy | 67 | 19 | / |
| Garigova | 67 | 17 | / |
| Garyk | 67 | 8 | / |
| Gourkova | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gorkhova | 67 | 6 | / |
| Gorjkova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ngark | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gorekova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ghark | 67 | 2 | / |
| Garck | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gorkowoj | 67 | 2 | / |
| Garecova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gorkuova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gorkawad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gorykova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gorhkova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garkovoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garkavas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garkawou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gorkovas | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Garkowa
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