Amaraiwu Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Amaraiwu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Amaraiwu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Mali11:16,969,0354,067

Amaraiwu Last Name Facts

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

Amaraiwu is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Amaraiwu.

How Common Is The Last Name Amaraiwu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Amaraiwu is the 4,307,654th most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. Amaraiwu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Amaraiwu live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Amaraiwu is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 8,857,138. In Nigeria Amaraiwu is primarily concentrated in: Rivers, where 40 percent live, Borno, where 35 percent live and Lagos, where 20 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Mali, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amariwu9325/
Amarachwu821/
Amaravu8026/
Ameriwu809/
Emareawau711/
Gamgaravu711/
Emareyawau6711/
Amarebu671/
Hemaravu633/
Omorewu5351/

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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 Amaraiwu
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