Arabiu Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Arabiu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 45 | 1:3,936,506 | 111,794 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
Arabiu (32) may also be a first name.
Arabiu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arabiu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Arabiu is most common in Nigeria. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Arabiu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,460,878th most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 74 percent of Arabiu live; 74 percent live in West Africa and 74 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,840,253rd most numerous first name on earth, held by 32 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 3,936,506. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Yobe, where 24 percent are found, Kano, where 20 percent are found and Zamfara, where 18 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Arabiu is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent are found and India, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabihu | 92 | 3 | / |
| Arrabiu | 92 | 3 | / |
| Arabiou | 92 | 2 | / |
| Harabiu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Arabius | 92 | 0 | / |
| Arabagiu | 86 | 312 | / |
| Haraboiu | 86 | 70 | / |
| Haurabiu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Arrabiou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Arabhiou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Arobiu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Harabagiu | 80 | 2,948 | / |
| Garabajiu | 80 | 653 | / |
| Harabajiu | 80 | 237 | / |
| Ârabiou | 77 | 5 | / |
| Harabagiou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Arrabojju | 67 | 4 | / |
| Arrabojhu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aroboju | 62 | 5 | / |
| Oravieu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Aravoju | 62 | 1 | / |
| Arrobyou | 57 | 23 | / |
| Horeboiu | 57 | 1 | / |
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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 Arabiu
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