Yarwa Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Yarwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yarwa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1221:1,451,99055,913
Uruguay191:180,61914,948
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

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 last name Yarwa is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Yarwa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yarwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,415,499th most common last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 47,631,019 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Yarwa reside; 83 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yarwa is also the 998,282nd most numerous forename on earth, borne by 91 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 122 people, or 1 in 1,451,990. In Nigeria Yarwa is mostly found in: Adamawa, where 44 percent reside, Borno, where 16 percent reside and Kano, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Nigeria Yarwa exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Uruguay, where 12 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Yarway91250/
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Yarwua9117/
Yarewa917/
Yarwea911/
Yarwad911/
Yarwuah8338/
Yarwhea836/
Yarwhay831/
Hyarwua831/
Yarba802,404/
Yarva80600/
Jarwa80155/
Yarua8071/
Yarwo8038/
Yarwi8015/
Yarwe802/
Yorwa802/
Earwa801/
Yareweah771/
Yarbay73262/
Yarweh73200/
Yorwah7381/
Yarbai7330/
Yaarva7330/
Yarwoo7328/
Jarwah7326/
Yarbağ7322/
Yorway7314/
Yarbau736/
Jarway735/
Yarvas734/
Yarvah734/
Yarewe734/
Yaruha734/
Yarwee734/
Yarewo733/
Jarwat733/
Jarwaa731/
Jarwaz731/
Yarwie731/
Yarewi731/
Yarwue731/
Yarwjt731/
Yarwoh731/
Yarvaa731/
Yorwha731/
Iarwai731/
Earway730/
Jarweah6711/
Yarwheh679/
Yarbauh676/
Jarwaya672/
Hjarwad672/
Jarwaaz671/
Yarwerh671/
Yarwher671/
Jarrwah671/
Yarwwod671/
Jasrwad671/
Yarbhai671/
Yorwath670/
Yarwish670/

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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
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  • 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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