Haruwa Surname

948,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Haruwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Haruwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2571:689,27131,915
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Haruwa (242) may also be a first name.

Haruwa Last Name Facts

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

Haruwa has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Haruwa.

How Common Is The Last Name Haruwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 948,111th most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 26,404,152 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Haruwa are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 93 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Haruwa is also the 574,510th most widely held forename in the world It is held by 242 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 257 people, or 1 in 689,271. In Nigeria Haruwa is primarily concentrated in: Jigawa, where 22 percent are found, Nasarawa, where 18 percent are found and Kogi, where 11 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Charuwa9286/
Kharuwa9234/
Harouwa9217/
Haruway921/
Haruwai921/
Harguwa921/
Aruwa915,238/
Chauruwa861/
Haruwa'e861/
Hairouwa861/
Charguwa861/
Hariwa8392/
Arouwa8381/
Aruwai8327/
Haruba8324/
Haruwi8311/
Aruwaa8311/
Aruwah836/
Airuwa833/
Haruva832/
Arhuwa832/
Haruwe832/
Aruwad831/
Aruway831/
Arauwa831/
Arzuwa831/
Arruwa831/
Ehruwa831/
Aruuwa831/
Haruwo831/
Heruwa831/
A'Ruwa831/
Areuwa831/
Charguuwa804/
Charuswat801/
Choruwa771,201/
Charuba77207/
Khoruwa7724/
Harubai7713/
Harouba7710/
Hariwai776/
Airouwa775/
Haroway774/
Jaruway772/
Aharuwe772/
Harueva772/
Charuva771/
Ahariwa771/
Herouwa771/
Harouua771/
Hairuba771/
Hairiwa771/
Aruwais771/
Kharuva771/
Hariway770/
Ariwa73838/
Aruba73520/
Aruva73500/
Eruwa73311/
Oruwa73252/
Aruwe73112/
Aruwi7313/
Aruwo7311/
Harroway7143/
Chauruva7118/
Harubhai716/
Charuwed716/
Charubha712/
Khoruwah711/
Chaaruva711/
Harouwey711/
Charuvat711/
Charubai711/
Harriway710/
Arueva67345/
Haruvi67331/
Chahuruva67317/
Aeruva67116/
Harowi67101/
Eruwha6760/
Hariva6756/
Ariwah6754/
Oruewa6738/
Aruwei6736/
Orouwa6735/
Earuva6725/
Arowai6723/
Arouba6719/
Arruba6717/
Garuva6716/
Jaruva6715/
Jaruba6713/
Harubi6712/
Aruewo679/
Haruvy678/
Arauwo677/
Arubai676/
Harube675/
Aruvad674/
Ariewa674/
Arubay674/
Horiwa673/
Aruwyo673/
Aaruwe673/
Arihua673/
Horuba673/
Harowe672/
Chaharuva671/
Charouuas671/
Chatruvad671/
Chaurusva671/
Joruwa671/
Ayruva671/
Harowo671/
Aaruba671/
Airuwe671/
Arruva671/
Arauva671/
Aruvaa671/
Aruvas671/
Ooruwa671/
Eruwah671/
Oreuwa671/
Ohruwe671/
Ajruva671/
Ariwai671/
Orzuwa671/
Arubea671/
Arouua671/
Aroway670/

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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 Haruwa
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