Yarawa Surname
Approximately 81 people bear this surname
Yarawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 55 | 1:148,249 | 20,445 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
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 is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Yarawa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yarawa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,091,648th most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. It 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 commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 140 people.
Yarawa is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 148,249. In Papua New Guinea it is most prevalent in: Eastern Highlands, where 73 percent live and Milne Bay, where 27 percent live. Aside from Papua New Guinea it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 20 percent live and The DR Congo, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyarawa | 92 | 23 | / |
| Yarawad | 92 | 6 | / |
| Yaraswa | 92 | 2 | / |
| Yaarawa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yarawua | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yarava | 83 | 1,231 | / |
| Yarawi | 83 | 61 | / |
| Jarawa | 83 | 51 | / |
| Yarawe | 83 | 29 | / |
| Yaraba | 83 | 20 | / |
| Yarowa | 83 | 19 | / |
| Yarewa | 83 | 7 | / |
| Yaarava | 77 | 72 | / |
| Yarahua | 77 | 66 | / |
| Yaraeva | 77 | 62 | / |
| Yaravad | 77 | 50 | / |
| Yoraway | 77 | 35 | / |
| Jaurawa | 77 | 12 | / |
| Jaraway | 77 | 9 | / |
| Yaraavi | 77 | 7 | / |
| Yaravat | 77 | 4 | / |
| Yaroway | 77 | 4 | / |
| Yarrava | 77 | 4 | / |
| Yarabah | 77 | 4 | / |
| Jarajwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Eharawa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Yarouwa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Yarowau | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yarabha | 77 | 2 | / |
| Jarawea | 77 | 2 | / |
| Yaravas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jarawai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yarabaj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yargowa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yarawou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yaravaj | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yarovaia | 71 | 8,882 | / |
| Yarovaya | 71 | 8,524 | / |
| Yotrawat | 71 | 280 | / |
| Yarabhai | 71 | 36 | / |
| Yosrawas | 71 | 4 | / |
| Jarraway | 71 | 3 | / |
| Yatrawee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yarravat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Yatravat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jaraswat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jaraba | 67 | 16,840 | / |
| Yarova | 67 | 2,227 | / |
| Yarowe | 67 | 1,374 | / |
| Jarava | 67 | 1,169 | / |
| Yaroba | 67 | 733 | / |
| Yarabi | 67 | 292 | / |
| Yarabe | 67 | 253 | / |
| Jarowa | 67 | 76 | / |
| Yareva | 67 | 71 | / |
| Yorowa | 67 | 71 | / |
| Jarawi | 67 | 68 | / |
| Yaravi | 67 | 25 | / |
| Yarowo | 67 | 18 | / |
| Yarowy | 67 | 16 | / |
| Yoraba | 67 | 12 | / |
| Iorawa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Yarewo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yaraby | 67 | 3 | / |
| Yarowi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yarave | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jarawo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Yarabé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aiyaravai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Earava | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yar'gouwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yarabo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yaaraabhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yorava | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yorawi | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Yarawa
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