Garkua Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Garkua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 22 | 1:8,051,944 | 174,166 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Garkua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Garkua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Garkua (Russian: Гаркуа) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Garkua click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Garkua? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,116,508th most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name Garkua is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Garkua are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Garkua is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 8,051,944. In Nigeria Garkua is primarily concentrated in: Sokoto, where 41 percent are found, Gombe, where 36 percent are found and Yobe, where 23 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Niger, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garkwua | 92 | 8 | / |
| Garkuath | 86 | 4 | / |
| Garkwa | 83 | 93 | / |
| Garcua | 83 | 53 | / |
| Gargua | 83 | 2 | / |
| Garqua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Arkuat | 83 | 1 | / |
| Garguah | 77 | 59 | / |
| Garquah | 77 | 6 | / |
| Harkuat | 77 | 5 | / |
| Garkwad | 77 | 2 | / |
| Garkuos | 77 | 1 | / |
| Garguaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Garguea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Arqua | 73 | 42 | / |
| Orkua | 73 | 22 | / |
| Argua | 73 | 6 | / |
| Arkwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Garguach | 71 | 4 | / |
| Gaarguat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gayrkwad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gorgua | 67 | 181 | / |
| Gargba | 67 | 164 | / |
| Arquaz | 67 | 61 | / |
| Arguea | 67 | 54 | / |
| Orkuha | 67 | 15 | / |
| Hargua | 67 | 9 | / |
| Arkway | 67 | 6 | / |
| Arcuaz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Arkwat | 67 | 3 | / |
| Arguaz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Garguo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Arcuas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Arguat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gergua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arquas | 67 | 1 | / |
Garkua Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Garkua in the Russian language | ||
| Гаркуа | garkua | - |
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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
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- 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 Garkua
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