Garuwa Surname
Approximately 132 people bear this surname
Garuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 130 | 1:1,362,637 | 53,337 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Garuwa (83) may also be a first name.
Garuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Garuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Garuwa occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Garuwa? popularity and diffusion
Garuwa is the 1,558,593rd most commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 55,208,681 people. The last name Garuwa is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Garuwa are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Garuwa is also the 1,052,971st most commonly occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 83 people.
The last name Garuwa is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 130 people, or 1 in 1,362,637. In Nigeria Garuwa is most prevalent in: Bayelsa, where 29 percent are found, Delta, where 21 percent are found and Lagos, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 1 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garouwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ngarauwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Garuba | 83 | 65,641 | / |
| Gariwa | 83 | 102 | / |
| Goruwa | 83 | 32 | / |
| Geruwa | 83 | 25 | / |
| Garuva | 83 | 16 | / |
| Garuwe | 83 | 4 | / |
| Garuwi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Garouba | 77 | 1,978 | / |
| Garruba | 77 | 241 | / |
| Ngaruwe | 77 | 26 | / |
| Garauwe | 77 | 7 | / |
| Garauba | 77 | 7 | / |
| Gorouwa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Gaaruba | 77 | 5 | / |
| Goruwai | 77 | 4 | / |
| Garubai | 77 | 4 | / |
| Garoway | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gharuba | 77 | 3 | / |
| Garueva | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gariwah | 77 | 2 | / |
| Garuuba | 77 | 2 | / |
| Garubay | 77 | 2 | / |
| Garuvad | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gaaruva | 77 | 1 | / |
| Garuwee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gahruba | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gaurubai | 71 | 315 | / |
| Garroway | 71 | 254 | / |
| Garrouba | 71 | 39 | / |
| Ngharuwe | 71 | 11 | / |
| Gairubai | 71 | 6 | / |
| Gharouba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Gourouwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ngarouwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Garrubah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Garusuah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gauriwai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Garriway | 71 | 0 | / |
| Goruva | 67 | 144 | / |
| Gariva | 67 | 89 | / |
| Garubo | 67 | 73 | / |
| Goruba | 67 | 59 | / |
| Garubi | 67 | 33 | / |
| Garube | 67 | 23 | / |
| Garowo | 67 | 14 | / |
| Goruwo | 67 | 12 | / |
| Goriwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ggaarouba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Garuve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gharubhai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Geriwa | 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
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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 Garuwa
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