Zarau Surname
Approximately 2,516 people bear this surname
Zarau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,431 | 1:72,868 | 5,237 |
| Romania | 35 | 1:573,653 | 41,852 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Tanzania | 8 | 1:6,617,702 | 68,742 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Zarau (26,182) may also be a first name.
Zarau Demographics
Zarau Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Zarau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zarau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Zarau (Marathi: झरउ) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Zarau click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Zarau? popularity and diffusion
The last name Zarau is the 171,190th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,896,481 people. The surname Zarau is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Zarau are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 30,889th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 26,182 people.
Zarau is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2,431 people, or 1 in 72,868. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Sokoto, where 47 percent are found, Zamfara, where 24 percent are found and Kebbi, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria Zarau occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 1 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.
Zarau Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Muslim (97%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zarau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zarau in the Marathi language | ||
| झरउ | jhara'u | - |
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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 Zarau
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