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.

Amaraiwu Surname Distribution Map

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

The surname Amaraiwu is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Amaraiwu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Amaraiwu is the 4,307,654th most commonly used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Amaraiwu are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 95 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Amaraiwu is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 8,857,138. In Nigeria Amaraiwu is most common in: Rivers, where 40 percent are found, Borno, where 35 percent are found and Lagos, where 20 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Mali, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

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
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  • 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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