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 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
| 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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- 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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