Yarawa Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Yarawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yarawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea551:148,24920,445
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Yarawa (140) may also be a first name.

Yarawa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yarawa occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yarawa? popularity and diffusion

Yarawa is the 2,091,648th most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. The surname Yarawa is primarily found in Oceania, where 73 percent of Yarawa live; 73 percent live in Oceania Islands and 73 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Yarawa is also the 781,395th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 140 people.

It is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 148,249. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily found in: Eastern Highlands, where 73 percent are found and Milne Bay, where 27 percent are found. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea Yarawa exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 20 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hyarawa9223/
Yarawad926/
Yaraswa922/
Yaarawa921/
Yarawua921/
Yarava831,231/
Yarawi8361/
Jarawa8351/
Yarawe8329/
Yaraba8320/
Yarowa8319/
Yarewa837/
Yaarava7772/
Yarahua7766/
Yaraeva7762/
Yaravad7750/
Yoraway7735/
Jaurawa7712/
Jaraway779/
Yaraavi777/
Yaravat774/
Yaroway774/
Yarrava774/
Yarabah774/
Jarajwa773/
Eharawa773/
Yarouwa773/
Yarowau772/
Yarabha772/
Jarawea772/
Yaravas771/
Jarawai771/
Yarabaj771/
Yargowa771/
Yarawou771/
Yaravaj771/
Yarovaia718,882/
Yarovaya718,524/
Yotrawat71280/
Yarabhai7136/
Yosrawas714/
Jarraway713/
Yatrawee711/
Yarravat711/
Yatravat711/
Jaraswat711/
Jaraba6716,840/
Yarova672,227/
Yarowe671,374/
Jarava671,169/
Yaroba67733/
Yarabi67292/
Yarabe67253/
Jarowa6776/
Yareva6771/
Yorowa6771/
Jarawi6768/
Yaravi6725/
Yarowo6718/
Yarowy6716/
Yoraba6712/
Iorawa676/
Yarewo673/
Yaraby673/
Yarowi672/
Yarave672/
Jarawo672/
Yarabé671/
Aiyaravai671/
Earava671/
Yar'gouwa671/
Yarabo671/
Yaaraabhi671/
Yorava671/
Yorawi671/

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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
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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 Yarawa
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