Sarkawa Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Sarkawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Sarkawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sarkawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sarkawa is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Sarkawa.
How Common Is The Last Name Sarkawa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,649,889th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Sarkawa reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Sokoto, where 65 percent reside, Zamfara, where 29 percent reside and Niger, where 6 percent reside. Barring Nigeria Sarkawa occurs in one country. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarkawas | 93 | 20 | / |
| Sarkhawas | 88 | 26 | / |
| Sharkaway | 88 | 3 | / |
| Sarkawi | 86 | 1,357 | / |
| Sarkava | 86 | 5 | / |
| Sarkowa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sarkhawaja | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sharkawy | 80 | 16,523 | / |
| Sharkawi | 80 | 3,823 | / |
| Sharkawe | 80 | 127 | / |
| Hsarkawi | 80 | 46 | / |
| Sarkaeva | 80 | 10 | / |
| Sharqawa | 80 | 9 | / |
| Sjarkawi | 80 | 9 | / |
| Sarcawas | 80 | 6 | / |
| Sarkhawi | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sarkhava | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sarkavat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sherkawa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sarkawie | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sharkaeva | 75 | 378 | / |
| Sharkawey | 75 | 153 | / |
| Zarkawhea | 75 | 67 | / |
| Sharkawee | 75 | 21 | / |
| Sarkhavas | 75 | 12 | / |
| Sarkaaabi | 75 | 11 | / |
| Charkaway | 75 | 8 | / |
| Sarkhabah | 75 | 6 | / |
| Sharkawie | 75 | 3 | / |
| Sharkhawi | 75 | 3 | / |
| Sharkawii | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sharkawiz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sharkhawy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Zarkaiwea | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sarkowi | 71 | 614 | / |
| Sarkova | 71 | 102 | / |
| Sarqawi | 71 | 14 | / |
| Zarkawy | 71 | 9 | / |
| Zarkowa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sarkabe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Serkava | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zarkava | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sharqawi | 67 | 71,844 | / |
| Sharkova | 67 | 6,426 | / |
| Sharqawy | 67 | 1,458 | / |
| Sarkeeva | 67 | 295 | / |
| Sarkovas | 67 | 32 | / |
| Szarkova | 67 | 25 | / |
| Zarkaeva | 67 | 24 | / |
| Chorkawa | 67 | 18 | / |
| Charkawy | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sarkasuo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Siarkova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sarkaves | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sarkhabe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sarkhabi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sharqawe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sarkhavi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shorkawi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sarkauvi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sharkavi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djarkava | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sorkaeva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zarkaweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sharkavy | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sarkawa
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