Yaruwa Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Yaruwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yaruwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria351:5,061,222131,727
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Yaruwa (146) may also be a first name.

Yaruwa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yaruwa occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yaruwa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,228,735th most commonly occurring surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Yaruwa are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 763,528th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 146 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 5,061,222. In Nigeria Yaruwa is most common in: Yobe, where 31 percent are found, Federal Capital Territory, where 20 percent are found and Niger, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 3 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yarhuwa924/
Yarouwa923/
Yarguwa921/
Yaruva83125/
Jaruwa8341/
Yariwa8333/
Yaruba8327/
Yaruwe8310/
Iaruwa831/
Yar'gouwa801/
Yarueva777/
Yarouba776/
Yaroway774/
Yarruva773/
Jaruway772/
Yarowau772/
Jaruwas771/
Ijaruwa771/
Yarubay771/
Jaruwast714/
Jaruwatt712/
Yarowe671,374/
Yariwo671,077/
Yoruba6761/
Yoruva6735/
Yarubi6729/
Earuva6725/
Yarowo6718/
Yarowy6716/
Jaruva6715/
Jaruba6713/
Yaruvo679/
Ioruwa678/
Yoruwe674/
Yariva673/
Yarube672/
Jariwa672/
Yarowi672/
Yarubo672/
Joruwa671/
Yoriwa671/

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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 Yaruwa
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