Yaru Surname

241,204th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,657 people bear this surname

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

Yaru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yaru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5351:331,10818,084
Indonesia4331:305,42527,056
Papua New Guinea4041:20,1822,127
Uganda871:448,72726,843
India461:16,675,334263,471
Cameroon361:576,91944,454
Argentina321:1,335,73276,713
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Peru101:3,178,41230,046
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Nepal51:5,696,19113,053
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
China31:455,773,85521,925
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

The alternate forms: Yarú (2) are calculated separately.

Yaru (9,526) may also be a first name.

Yaru Last Name Facts

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

Yaru (Hindi: यारू, Marathi: यारू, Oriya: ୟାରୁ, Russian: Яру) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Yarú. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yaru? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 241,204th most widespread last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,398,036 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 40 percent of Yaru reside; 40 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 40 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Yaru is also the 63,318th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 9,526 people.

This surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 535 people, or 1 in 331,108. In Nigeria Yaru is most frequent in: Kwara, where 43 percent are found, Niger, where 23 percent are found and Zamfara, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 25 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 26 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 24 percent are found.

Yaru Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yaru surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Yaru earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 54.59% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,802 per year and in United States they earn 35.47% less than the national average, earning $27,844 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yarú922/
Yarou8925,907/
Yarru89816/
Yarus89537/
Yargu89118/
Yarux8954/
Yarup8939/
Yarau8931/
Yareu8920/
Yarut8918/
Yaruz8917/
Yatru8914/
Yarhu8913/
Yaaru899/
Yarud898/
Yarui895/
Yaruu894/
Yarzu893/
Yasru892/
Yaruç891/
Yahru891/
Yarhui80859/
Yarush80540/
Ayyaru8054/
Yargou8051/
Yaruss8033/
Uyyaru8028/
Yarruz8026/
Yarrus8017/
Aiyaru8014/
Yarrou8012/
Yarous8010/
Hyarup808/
Yaarou808/
Yaarus807/
Yatrou805/
Yaruch804/
Yaruha804/
Yaraus803/
Yahrus803/
Yaharu802/
Oyiaru802/
Yaroud802/
Yahrou802/
Aayaru801/
Yasrus801/
Yarout801/
Yarrau801/
Yayrus801/
Yahuru801/
Hyarou801/
Jyarou801/
Yaieru801/
Yarhup801/
Yaargu801/
Jaru751,708/
Iaru75613/
Yoru7586/
Earu7522/
Yiatrou73187/
Yarroud7311/
Yaroush739/
Yarruhs738/
Yaourou738/
Yargouh737/
Yaharou737/
Yarusch735/
Yarrouy735/
Yarrush734/
Aayyaru733/
Ahayaru731/
Yarruua731/
Yaharus731/
Yarraud731/
Yarrouz731/
Yarhaus730/
Yarhous730/
Yorou677,995/
Jarau671,133/
Eyoru671,088/
Jarus671,018/
Jairu67757/
Ijaru67633/
Jarut67317/
Jarou67304/
Jharu67198/
Yoruç67183/
Jarru6795/
Giaru6791/
Jauru6765/
Yaroo6762/
Jarup6759/
Yorus6756/
Jatru6743/
Jarud6728/
Oyoru6727/
Yorhu6724/
Jaaru6722/
Hiaru6718/
Ayoru6717/
Iarus6716/
Ajoru6716/
Yorgu6714/
Gearu6712/
Yarroudh679/
Jahru678/
Jarhu678/
Jayru677/
Jargu676/
Jaruz676/
Jaruu676/
Jaruh675/
Jaruś675/
Jarui674/
Iaaru674/
Hearu672/
Iharu672/
Iatru672/
Jiaru671/
Jyoru671/
Jgaru671/
Iarhu671/
Iasru671/
Yhoru671/
Yorui671/
Yorup671/
Iarut671/
Jasru671/
Jarzu671/
Yorru671/
Gayyarou671/
Eharu671/
Ahayarou671/
Jareu671/
Jarux671/
Yaharaus670/

Yaru Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yaru in the Oriya language
ୟାରୁyaru-
Yaru in the Hindi language
यारूyaru89.02
यारुyaru10.37
Yaru in the Marathi language
यारूyaru50
यारुyaru50
Yaru in the Russian language
Яруaru-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yaru
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