Garrba Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Garrba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 37 | 1:4,787,642 | 126,894 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Garrba (14) may also be a first name.
Garrba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Garrba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Garrba is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Garrba? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,909,720th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Garrba reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most prevalent forename internationally, held by 14 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 4,787,642. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Zamfara, where 35 percent live, Sokoto, where 30 percent live and Federal Capital Territory, where 14 percent live. Beside Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 16 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.
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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 Garrba
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