Wariva Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Wariva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wariva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe971:159,15719,937
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Wariva (14) may also be a first name.

Wariva Last Name Facts

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

Wariva is found most in Zimbabwe. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wariva? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wariva is the 1,849,867th most widespread family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Wariva are found; 97 percent are found in Southern Africa and 97 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most widely held given name internationally, borne by 14 people.

The surname is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 97 people, or 1 in 159,157. In Zimbabwe it is most prevalent in: Midlands Province, where 52 percent are found, Harare Province, where 18 percent are found and Masvingo Province, where 12 percent are found. Other than Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hwariva92280/
Whariva9215/
Waariva921/
Wariwa83116/
Wareva8364/
Variva839/
Warivo838/
Bariva833/
Wariwat77270/
Hwariwa7725/
Baraiva7719/
Varieva7717/
Whareva776/
Wauriwa774/
Wariwad774/
Variova773/
Waribay772/
Wariwah772/
Wariwai772/
Varaiva772/
Varivai771/
Whariwa771/
Wariswa771/
Hwareva771/
Varivas771/
Vatriva771/
Varzieva71159/
Wariwaha7132/
Varaivay713/
Wairuiba711/
Wairihua711/
Watriwai711/
Vaerivai711/
Bareva67161/
Warewa67156/
Bariba67148/
Vareva67141/
Varuva6742/
Waruwa6733/
Wariwo6721/
Varivo678/
Variba678/
Boriva676/
Waruvo673/
Wereva672/
Veriva671/
Varyva671/
Voriva671/
Barriveau671/
Worivo671/
Barivo671/
Variwa671/

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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 Wariva
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