Sharuwa Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Sharuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
Sharuwa (391) may also be a first name.
Sharuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sharuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sharuwa is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sharuwa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,730,171st most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname Sharuwa occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Sharuwa reside; 68 percent reside in West Africa and 68 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sharuwa is also the 437,834th most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 391 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 9,323,303. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Federal Capital Territory, where 37 percent are found, Niger, where 32 percent are found and Sokoto, where 26 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria Sharuwa occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 18 percent are found and Uganda, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharuwaa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Saruwa | 92 | 70 | / |
| Shariwa | 86 | 371 | / |
| Sharuba | 86 | 124 | / |
| Charuwa | 86 | 86 | / |
| Saruwai | 86 | 49 | / |
| Sairuwa | 86 | 15 | / |
| Sheruwa | 86 | 12 | / |
| Saruway | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sharuva | 86 | 2 | / |
| Saruwat | 86 | 1 | / |
| Saruhwa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sharueva | 80 | 271 | / |
| Sharihua | 80 | 64 | / |
| Sharouba | 80 | 4 | / |
| Saruwaha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shahriwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sharuvas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sharubai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Saruwash | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chauruwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Saruva | 77 | 347 | / |
| Sariwa | 77 | 245 | / |
| Seruwa | 77 | 165 | / |
| Saruba | 77 | 117 | / |
| Saruwi | 77 | 41 | / |
| Saruwo | 77 | 20 | / |
| Saruwe | 77 | 13 | / |
| Soruwa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Saharubaa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Charuswat | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shahrowah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shereuwua | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shoriwa | 71 | 2,089 | / |
| Choruwa | 71 | 1,201 | / |
| Sarubai | 71 | 155 | / |
| Sarueva | 71 | 69 | / |
| Shariva | 71 | 62 | / |
| Sarubay | 71 | 38 | / |
| Sseruwa | 71 | 18 | / |
| Shoruba | 71 | 16 | / |
| Saroway | 71 | 5 | / |
| Saruwej | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sharubo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sariwaa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shoruwo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sayriwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saharubhai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saruvai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saruvaj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Charuva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sheriwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sharubi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sharowo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saruwer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sairowua | 67 | 749 | / |
| Sharieva | 67 | 137 | / |
| Sharoeva | 67 | 64 | / |
| Sharoubi | 67 | 22 | / |
| Chauruva | 67 | 18 | / |
| Charuwed | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sarubhau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sarubhai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sharouby | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sharoova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sharivay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sheruvai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaaruva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sarauvat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sahariva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Charuvat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sarroway | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Sharuwa
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