Yarwa Surname
Approximately 153 people bear this surname
Yarwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 122 | 1:1,451,990 | 55,913 |
| Uruguay | 19 | 1:180,619 | 14,948 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
Yarwa (91) may also be a first name.
Yarwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yarwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Yarwa is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Yarwa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,415,499th most common surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 47,631,019 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Yarwa live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 80 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 998,282nd most numerous forename throughout the world It is held by 91 people.
The surname Yarwa is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 122 people, or 1 in 1,451,990. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Adamawa, where 44 percent live, Borno, where 16 percent live and Kano, where 16 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Uruguay, where 12 percent live and India, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yarway | 91 | 250 | / |
| Yarwah | 91 | 26 | / |
| Yarwua | 91 | 17 | / |
| Yarewa | 91 | 7 | / |
| Yarwea | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yarwad | 91 | 1 | / |
| Yarwuah | 83 | 38 | / |
| Yarwhea | 83 | 6 | / |
| Yarwhay | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hyarwua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Yarba | 80 | 2,404 | / |
| Yarva | 80 | 600 | / |
| Jarwa | 80 | 155 | / |
| Yarua | 80 | 71 | / |
| Yarwo | 80 | 38 | / |
| Yarwi | 80 | 15 | / |
| Yarwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Yorwa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Earwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Yareweah | 77 | 1 | / |
| Yarbay | 73 | 262 | / |
| Yarweh | 73 | 200 | / |
| Yorwah | 73 | 81 | / |
| Yarbai | 73 | 30 | / |
| Yaarva | 73 | 30 | / |
| Yarwoo | 73 | 28 | / |
| Jarwah | 73 | 26 | / |
| Yarbağ | 73 | 22 | / |
| Yorway | 73 | 14 | / |
| Yarbau | 73 | 6 | / |
| Jarway | 73 | 5 | / |
| Yarvas | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yarvah | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yarewe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yaruha | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yarwee | 73 | 4 | / |
| Yarewo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jarwat | 73 | 3 | / |
| Jarwaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Jarwaz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yarwie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yarewi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yarwue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yarwjt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yarwoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yarvaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Yorwha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Iarwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Earway | 73 | 0 | / |
| Jarweah | 67 | 11 | / |
| Yarwheh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Yarbauh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Jarwaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hjarwad | 67 | 2 | / |
| Jarwaaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yarwerh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yarwher | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jarrwah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yarwwod | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jasrwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yarbhai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yorwath | 67 | 0 | / |
| Yarwish | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Yarwa
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