Jagawa Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Jagawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jagawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Jagawa (271) may also be a first name.

Jagawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jagawa is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Jagawa.

How Common Is The Last Name Jagawa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Jagawa reside; 40 percent reside in West Africa and 40 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 540,009th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 271 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Adamawa, where 50 percent are found and Kano, where 50 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 20 percent are found and Japan, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Djagawa9216/
Jiagawa921/
Jangawa921/
Jaggawa921/
Jhagawat861/
Sagawa8329,200/
Jagaba833,912/
Yagawa833,028/
Zagawa83446/
Jagava836/
Jagowa831/
Jagewa831/
Saigawa77585/
Zaghawa77338/
Jagavat77128/
Jagavad7737/
Jaghava7714/
Caigawa777/
Ijagaba776/
Jangawo774/
Jogawat773/
Jagaeva772/
Jangowa772/
Sagawai772/
Zagawai772/
Cagaway771/
Jagaiba771/
Jagavah771/
Jagawop771/
Jaggava771/
Jaagaba771/
Jaghaba771/
Jahgaba771/
Ayogawa771/
Jagabay771/
Jagabhai71684/
Saghaway715/
Yanggawa713/
Jaghavai713/
Jaghavad711/
Jagaivai711/
Jagabhay711/
Jogawath711/
Jangoowa711/
Jangavau711/
Jaghavau711/
Sogawa676,613/
Yagaba6795/
Sagawo6767/
Zagaba6766/
Jagave6766/
Sagava6753/
Sagowa6740/
Jagoba6738/
Yagawo6727/
Zagowa6723/
Jogowa6720/
Yogawa6719/
Yagawi6718/
Jogawe6711/
Jogava6710/
Yagava679/
Jagabi678/
Yagowa678/
Jagabe675/
Jagavi673/
Jagabo673/
Jogaba671/
Jagova671/
Jagasweth671/
Jagavo671/
Yagewa671/
Jagavahiy671/
Djougaiwa671/

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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 Jagawa
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