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 occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yayaru? popularity and diffusion

Yayaru is the 2,372,517th most widespread last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 112,116,091 people. Yayaru is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yayaru reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Yayaru is also the 2,694,839th most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 17 people.

The last name Yayaru is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 2,767,856. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Gombe, where 78 percent live, Yobe, where 17 percent live and Bauchi, where 2 percent live. Barring Nigeria it is found in one country. It also occurs in Uganda, where 2 percent live.

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
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