Yayaru Surname

2,372,517th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Yayaru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yayaru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria641:2,767,85688,308
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Yayaru (17) may also be a first name.

Yayaru Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yayaru is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yayaru? popularity and diffusion

Yayaru is the 2,372,517th most common last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yayaru are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yayaru is also the 2,694,839th most commonly held given name worldwide It is held by 17 people.

Yayaru is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 2,767,856. In Nigeria Yayaru is most frequent in: Gombe, where 78 percent reside, Yobe, where 17 percent reside and Bauchi, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yayarou926/
Yayarus921/
Yahyaru921/
Jayaru8310/
Yayrus831/
Yajaru831/
Iyyaru831/
Yayerus7712/
Jayarus774/
Jiyyaru774/
Giyyaru773/
Jayarup772/
Yearu739/
Jayru737/
Jajaru6714/
Jeyaru6711/
Jhayru671/
Jaiaru671/
Yaieru671/
E'Yaru671/
Yoyoru671/
Jayrus671/
Issayarou671/
Yahuru671/
Yearus671/
Yujaru671/
Yejaru671/
Eayrau671/
Yearou670/
Eayreu670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Yayaru
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis