Sarakawa Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Sarakawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Sarakawa (13) may also be a first name.
Sarakawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sarakawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sarakawa is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sarakawa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sarakawa is the 7,117,718th most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name Sarakawa is mostly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Sarakawa reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sarakawa is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 13 people.
Sarakawa is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Sarakawa is most numerous in: Sokoto, where 100 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 14 percent live and Russia, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarakawas | 94 | 2 | / |
| Sarakhawas | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sarakawi | 88 | 16 | / |
| Sorakawa | 88 | 12 | / |
| Sarakavas | 82 | 1,196 | / |
| Sarakaeva | 82 | 187 | / |
| Sarakavat | 82 | 3 | / |
| Sarakavad | 82 | 2 | / |
| Sharakaeva | 78 | 56 | / |
| Sarakavast | 78 | 17 | / |
| Sharakavas | 78 | 2 | / |
| Sarakhavad | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sarakauvas | 78 | 1 | / |
| Saracaba | 75 | 133 | / |
| Sarakova | 75 | 110 | / |
| Saracava | 75 | 1 | / |
| Carakava | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sarakoba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Jarakava | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sarakabe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sharakhaeva | 74 | 21 | / |
| Sairakabhai | 74 | 1 | / |
| Sharakova | 71 | 113 | / |
| Zarakaeva | 71 | 102 | / |
| Sarakeeva | 71 | 86 | / |
| Sarakhova | 71 | 71 | / |
| Saraykova | 71 | 20 | / |
| Saraikova | 71 | 9 | / |
| Sarakavis | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sarakhabe | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sarakaves | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sayrakova | 71 | 2 | / |
| Zarakayva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sarahkavi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sarakheva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sarakabhi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sharakabi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saurakova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sharakhova | 67 | 194 | / |
| Sharaykova | 67 | 16 | / |
| Sharakovas | 67 | 14 | / |
| Sarrakhova | 67 | 13 | / |
| Sarzhakova | 67 | 9 | / |
| Shatrakova | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sharakeeva | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sarashkova | 67 | 7 | / |
| Zarakhaeva | 67 | 7 | / |
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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 Sarakawa
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