Garpiya Surname

785,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 360 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Garpiya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Garpiya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3511:504,68025,124
Russia91:16,013,673414,297

Garpiya (186) may also be a first name.

Garpiya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Garpiya (Russian: Гарпия) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Garpiya click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Garpiya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 785,023rd most common last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 20,243,183 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Garpiya are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Garpiya is also the 667,122nd most prevalent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 186 people.

Garpiya is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 351 people, or 1 in 504,680. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Taraba, where 59 percent reside, Yobe, where 12 percent reside and Kano, where 12 percent reside. Barring Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also found in Russia, where 3 percent reside.

Garpiya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Garpiya surname is chiefly Christian (85%) in Nigeria.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arpiya922/
Arpiyah8618/
Harpiyah8044/
Arpaia773,219/
Arpaya77133/
Garpai7726/
Garpoa7722/
Garpie773/
Garpay772/
Garpoi771/
Garpaa771/
Garpea771/
Gharphaia751/
Orpiyah7112/
Garpaye711/
Garpeah711/
Garpuja711/
Arpay67466/
Arpie67374/
Arpey6796/
Arpai6753/
Arpea6746/
Arpei6729/
Harpijah679/
Arpau672/

Garpiya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Garpiya in the Russian language
Гарпияgarpia-

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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 Garpiya
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