Jorwa Surname

883,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Jorwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jorwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania2901:182,55715,833
Marshall Islands111:4,711882
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Jorwa (15) may also be a first name.

Jorwa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jorwa is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jorwa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 883,255th most commonly used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 23,893,593 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Jorwa reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 95 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 15 people.

The surname Jorwa is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 290 people, or 1 in 182,557. In Tanzania Jorwa is most prevalent in: Kagera Region, where 32 percent are found, Mara Region, where 30 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 25 percent are found. Apart from Tanzania Jorwa exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The Marshall Islands, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Jorwa Last Name Statistics demography

Jorwa earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 48.71% more than the national average, earning $64,167 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jorwah9114/
Jorway911/
Djorwha831/
Jorba801,457/
Iorwa801,431/
Jarwa80155/
Zorwa8062/
Jurwa8060/
Jorva8034/
Sorwa8032/
Jorwe8019/
Eorwa805/
Yorwa802/
Jorua802/
Corwa801/
Iorwua73751/
Yorwah7381/
Jarwah7326/
Iorzwa7321/
Sorwea7318/
Iorwaa7316/
Jourba7314/
Yorway7314/
Jorvat739/
Iorwah739/
Jarway735/
Jorbai735/
Iorwai734/
Jorbaa734/
Yourwa733/
Jarwat733/
Iorwea733/
Sorway733/
Jorvah732/
Corrwa732/
Djarwa732/
Jurrwa731/
Jjurwa731/
Zoorwa731/
Ijorua731/
Sorwai731/
Jotrua731/
Jarwaz731/
Jorwee731/
Sorwah731/
Yorwha731/
Soorwa731/
Zorwai731/
Jarwaa731/
Corrway6766/
Jorvatt6752/
Jarweah6711/
Iorwuha6711/
Djarwah6710/
Iorzwua679/
Iorwuua674/
Ajiorba672/
Hjarwad672/
Jarwaya672/
Joruatt672/
Iorhwaa671/
Zorweah671/
Jarrwah671/
Joruath671/
Jasrwad671/
Jourbah671/
Jarwaaz671/
Yorwath670/

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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 Jorwa
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