Warikwa Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Warikwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Warikwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria511:3,473,387102,969
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Warikwa Last Name Facts

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

Warikwa is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Warikwa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,689,253rd most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Warikwa reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 3,473,387. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 100 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Warikwah9323/
Warigwa861/
Warekwa861/
Vharikwa801/
Barikwai801/
Worikwha801/
Worikwo713/
Barikwi711/
Barigwa711/
Waregwa711/
Warekwi711/
Warigua711/
Waricwer671/
Varigwai671/
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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 Warikwa
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