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) occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Garkua? popularity and diffusion
The surname Garkua is the 4,116,508th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. This surname is predominantly 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.
Garkua is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 8,051,944. In Nigeria it is most common in: Sokoto, where 41 percent live, Gombe, where 36 percent live and Yobe, where 23 percent live. Apart from Nigeria it exists in one country. It is also found in Niger, where 4 percent live.
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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