Yarawi Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

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

Yarawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yarawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea471:173,48324,058
Iran121:6,398,544138,820
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638

Yarawi (35) may also be a first name.

Yarawi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yarawi is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yarawi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,460,878th most widespread surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. The surname Yarawi is mostly found in Oceania, where 80 percent of Yarawi live; 80 percent live in Oceania Islands and 80 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,744,716th most common first name in the world It is held by 35 people.

Yarawi is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 173,483. In Papua New Guinea Yarawi is primarily found in: Eastern Highlands, where 45 percent reside, Morobe, where 32 percent reside and Hela, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 20 percent reside and Indonesia, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Yarabi83292/
Yarawa8381/
Jarawi8368/
Yarawe8329/
Yaravi8325/
Yarowi832/
Yarewi831/
Yorawi831/
Hyarawa7723/
Yarzavi779/
Jahrawi777/
Yaraavi777/
Yaravoi772/
Yarrabi772/
Yarabhi772/
Yasravi772/
Yaarawa771/
Jarawii771/
Jarawai771/
Jyarabi771/
Yarovaia718,882/
Yarabhai7136/
Jaraswit713/
Aiyaravi711/
Yatrawee711/
Yarowe671,374/
Yarava671,231/
Yarabe67253/
Jarabi67143/
Jarawa6751/
Yarobi6747/
Yarovi6732/
Jarowi6717/
Yarowy6716/
Yarewe674/
Yaraby673/
Yarave672/
Jaravi672/
Yarabé671/
Iaravi671/
Aiyaravai671/
Yoravi671/
Yaaraabhi671/
Earavi671/

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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 Yarawi
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