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 has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sarakawa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 7,117,718th most widely held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is primarily 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 commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 13 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Sokoto, where 100 percent live. Not including Nigeria it exists in 2 countries. It is also common 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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