Variawa Surname

609,110th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 508 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Variawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Variawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4691:115,51713,807
India131:59,005,029552,550
England111:5,065,278148,650
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Variawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Variawa (Marathi: वरीयावा) occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Variawa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Variawa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 609,110th most numerous last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 14,345,563 people. The last name Variawa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 93 percent of Variawa live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 93 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 469 people, or 1 in 115,517. In South Africa Variawa is most numerous in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 44 percent reside, Gauteng, where 33 percent reside and North West, where 12 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in India, where 3 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Variawa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Variawa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 158.2% more than the national average, earning R 613,572 per year and in Canada they earn 15.47% less than the national average, earning $41,999 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Variava86432/
Varyawa8619/
Wariawa869/
Variaua863/
Bariawa861/
Veriawa861/
Waryawa7143/
Wariawi7134/
Bariowa7120/
Wariaba7111/
Veriava719/
Varyava717/
Variave714/
Variova713/
Variabo712/
Wariowa711/
Wariava711/
Uariava711/
Varyavat6723/
Bariavai671/
Vaireava671/
Barihawy671/
Varjavas671/
Varjavad671/
Varihova671/

Variawa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Variawa in the Marathi language
वरीयावाvariyava-

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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
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  • 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 Variawa
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